She Cried

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"She Cried"
Single by Jay and the Americans
from the album She Cried
B-side "Dawning"
Released 1962
Genre
Length2:36
Label United Artists
Songwriter(s) Ted Daryll, Greg Richards
Jay and the Americans singles chronology
"Tonight"
(1961)
"She Cried"
(1962)
"Only in America"
(1963)

"She Cried" is a song written by Ted Daryll and Greg Richards. It was initially recorded by Daryll in July 1961 but became a big hit when covered by Jay and the Americans for their 1962 album, She Cried. In 1962 the song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] The song was the group's first major hit. [2]

The Lettermen recorded the song in 1964, on an album of the same name, that reached number six on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in 1970. It peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. [3]

The Shangri-Las, ("He Cried"), [4] took their rendition to number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1966. [5]

A French version, J'y Crois, was recorded by Canadian artist Junior on Disques AZ in 1968

Other cover versions

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