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"Cry to Me" is a song written by Bert Berns (listed as "Bert Russell") and first recorded by American soul singer Solomon Burke in 1961. Released in 1962, it was Burke's second single to appear in both Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides and Hot 100 singles charts. On March 20, 1962, Burke performed "Cry to Me" on American Bandstand. [1]
Burke recorded nine singles for the label during his two-year tenure, [47] [54] releasing his first single, ... After the release of "Cry to Me", Burke was one of the ...
Berns also hit the charts in late 1962 with the Exciters' "Tell Him" on United Artists, and with Solomon Burke's "Cry to Me" on Atlantic Records. As an independent producer working with myriad record labels, Berns also made important records with Garnet Mimms ("Cry Baby") and Gene Pitney ("If I Didn't Have a Dime (to Play the Jukebox)"). [1]
"Woman How Do You Make Me Love You Like I Do" b/w "When She Touches Me" Atlantic 2359 — — King Solomon "Presents for Christmas" b/w "A Tear Fell" (Non-album track) Atlantic 2369 — — 1967 "Keep a Light in the Window Till I Come Home" b/w "Time Is a Thief" Atlantic 2378 64 15 "Take Me (Just As I Am)" b/w "I Stayed Away Too Long" (Non ...
He encouraged her to pursue her singing career, and in 1955 he produced her million-selling hit record "Cry Me a River". [27] London, previously married to actor Jack Webb (1947 to 1953), [28] married Troup in 1959. [29] They had one daughter, Kelly Troup (died 2002), and twin sons, Jody (died 2010) and Reese Troup.
She has made several public appearances in the U.S. and Europe, including the 2007 Porretta Soul Festival in Italy, and has recorded a new album, Intuition. [9] Harris toured Australia in 2006 and appeared on the TV show RocKwiz, where she performed "Cry to Me", [10] and a duet of "Love Lots of Lovin '" with the Australian singer John Paul ...
Holloway recorded two albums for the label, both of them produced by Floyd Smith — Loleatta (1973) and Cry to Me (1975). Her first single from the second album, the ballad, "Cry to Me" rose to No. 10 Billboard R&B and No. 68 on the Hot 100, [2] but before the label could really establish Holloway, it went out of business.
The record stayed at the top of the R&B charts for four weeks and reached no. 39 on the pop chart. [5] He followed up with a version of "Cry to Me", another Berns song that had previously been a hit for Solomon Burke [2] and Betty Harris.