I'm Crying

"I'm Crying"
Single by The Animals
from the album The Animals on Tour
B-side"Take It Easy"
ReleasedSeptember 1964 (1964-09)[1]
Recorded31 July 1964[2]
GenreRhythm and blues, rock
Length2:49
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Eric Burdon, Alan Price
Producer(s)Mickie Most[1]
The Animals singles chronology
"The House of the Rising Sun"
(1964) 		"I'm Crying"
(1964) 		"Boom Boom"
(1964)

"I'm Crying" is a song originally performed by the English rock/R&B band The Animals. Written by the group's lead vocalist Eric Burdon and organist Alan Price, it was their first original composition released as a single. The song was released in September 1964[1] and became their second transatlantic hit after "The House of the Rising Sun", which was released earlier in the year (see 1964 in music). The single became a Top 20 hit in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

  1. ^ a b c The Animals (1999) [1994]. "The Story of the Animals". The Singles+ (CD liner). Netherlands: BR Music. p. 1. BS 8112-2.
  2. ^ "Chrome Oxide - Music Collectors pages - Animals - 05/12/2018". www.chromeoxide.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.