What Am I Crying For (song)

"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
StudioStudio One
GenreSoft rock
Length3:00
LabelMGM 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.

  1. ^ "What Am I Crying For". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media. November 25, 1972. p. 18. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lazell, Barry (1989). Rock Movers & Shakers. Billboard Publications. p. 101. ISBN 9781467138727. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Graff, Gary (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780787610371. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Vol. 1. Guinness Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 9780851129396. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via Google Books.