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| "All I Could Do Was Cry" | ||||
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| Single by Etta James | ||||
| from the album At Last! | ||||
| B-side | "Boy of My Dreams" | |||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop, R&B, Blues | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Davis, Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy | |||
| Etta James singles chronology | ||||
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"All I Could Do Was Cry" is a doo-wop/rhythm and blues single recorded in 1960, and released in March that year by the singer Etta James.[1] It was written for James by Chess songwriter Billy Davis, Berry Gordy and his sister Gwen Gordy.[1] The song eventually peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 33 on the pop chart.[2] James would later re-record the song in the early 1990s.[3]
- ^ a b "Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry". 45cat.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 290.
- ^ "This Day in Black History: May 2, 1961". BET. Retrieved 2024-02-07.