Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)

"Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)" is a song released in 1958 by Dicky Doo & the Don'ts, a recording alias of Gerry Granahan. The song's melody is based on the Battle Hymn of the Republic.[1] The song spent nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 44,[2] while reaching No. 47 on the Cash Box Top 100,[3] and No. 29 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[4]

"Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)"
Single by Dicky Doo & the Don'ts
B-side"Wild Party"
Released1958
GenreRock and Roll
Length2:13
LabelSwan
Songwriter(s)Marion Smith & Dicky Doo
Dicky Doo & the Don'ts singles chronology
"Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu"
(1958)		 "Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)"
(1958)		 "Teardrops Will Fall"
(1959)

Chart performance
Chart (1958) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 44
US Cash Box Top 100 47
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 29

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006, Record Research. p. 239.
  2. "Dicky Doo & the Don'ts - Chart History - The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. "The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, November 1, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. "CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, November 17, 1958. Retrieved February 11, 2018.



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