| "The Sky Is Crying" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Elmore James | |
| B-side | "Held My Baby Last Night" |
| Released | March 1960 |
| Recorded | Chicago, November 3 or 4, 1959 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 2:47 |
| Label | Fire |
| Songwriter(s) | Elmore James[1] |
| Producer(s) | Bobby Robinson |
"The Sky Is Crying" is a blues standard written and initially recorded by Elmore James in 1959. Called "one of his most durable compositions",[2] "The Sky Is Crying" became a R&B record chart hit and has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists.
- ^ "Elmore James was given one hundred percent writer credit for [the] song" on his original filing with BMI, however, over the years, several names have appeared alongside his on various reissues and covers of the song. Franz, Steve (2003). The Amazing Secret History of Elmore James. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-9718038-1-7.
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