I Cried a Tear
1958 single by Lavern Baker
"I Cried a Tear" | ||||
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Single by Lavern Baker | ||||
from the album Blues Ballads | ||||
B-side | "Dix-a-Billy" | |||
Released | 1958 (1958) | |||
Recorded | 1958 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fred Jay, Al Julia | |||
Lavern Baker singles chronology | ||||
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"I Cried a Tear" is a song written by Fred Jay and Al Julia and performed by American singer LaVern Baker. Atlantic Records released it as a single in 1958, which became Baker's most successful appearance on the record chart hits. King Curtis played the saxophone.
It peaked at number two on the Billboard R&B chart in 1959 and also peaked at number six on the pop chart.[1]
In 1959, Ernest Tubb recorded the song. His version peaked at number twelve on the Hot C&W Sides chart.[2]
References
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LaVern Baker
- LaVern (1956)
- LaVern Baker (1957)
- LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith (1958)
- Precious Memories: LaVern Baker Sings Gospel (1959)
- Blues Ballads (1959)
- Saved (1961)
- Richard Rodgers’ No Strings. An After‐Theatre Version (1962)
- See See Rider (1963)
- "Tweedlee Dee"
- "Jim Dandy"
- "Shake a Hand"
- "Wheel of Fortune"
- "You're the Boss"
- "I'll Never Be Free"
- "Saved"
- "See See Rider"
- "Fly Me to the Moon"
- Rock, Rock, Rock
- Black and Blue
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