What Am I Crying For

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"What Am I Crying For"
Single by Dennis Yost and The Classics IV
from the album What Am I Crying For
B-side "All in Your Mind"
Released1972
Recorded1972
Studio Studio One
Genre Soft rock
Length3:00
Label MGM South
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Buddy Buie
Classics IV singles chronology
"It's Time for Love"
(1972)
"What Am I Crying For"
(1972)
"Rosanna"
(1973)

"What Am I Crying For" is a song by American band Dennis Yost and The Classics IV. It was released as a single in 1972 from the album of the same title. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The song was the band's final Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 39. It was also their second and final Top 10 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 7.

Chart performance

Chart (1972)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 39
US Billboard Easy Listening [6] 7

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