She Cried

"She Cried" is a song written by Ted Daryll and Greg Richards, and it was initially recorded by Ted Daryll in July 1961, but was a big hit when covered by Jay and the Americans for their 1962 album, She Cried. In 1962 the song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 1 on WLS.[2] The song was the group's first major hit.[3]

"She Cried"
Single by Jay and the Americans
from the album She Cried
B-side"Dawning"
Released1962
GenreRock
Length2:36
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Ted Daryll, Greg Richards
Jay and the Americans singles chronology
"Tonight"
(1961)		 "She Cried"
(1962)		 "Only in America"
(1963)

The Lettermen recorded a cover version of the song in 1964, on an album of the same name, that reached number 6 on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1970. The song also went to number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.[4]

A cover version by The Shangri-Las, ("He Cried"),[5] peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1966.[6]

A French version, J'y Crois, was recorded by Canadian artist Junior on Disques AZ in 1968

Other cover versions

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