I Don't Want to Cry!
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| I Don't Want to Cry | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1960 (title song November 1960) | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Label | Wand[1] | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
I Don't Want to Cry! is Chuck Jackson's debut studio album, released in 1961.[3] The album is completely devoted to songs about crying.
Jackson co-wrote the title track. It became a Top 40 Pop hit and a Top 5 R&B hit.[4]
The album's design and photography was by Jules Maidoff.
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that the "hit title cut serves as a springboard to explore 11 other tear-stained tunes, forming a concept record detailing the many subtle gradations of melancholy and heartbreak."[2]
Track listing
[edit]Side 1
[edit]- "I Don't Want to Cry" (Luther Dixon, Chuck Jackson)
- "Tears on My Pillow" (Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford)
- "My Willow Tree" (Bob Elgin, Kay Rogers)
- "In Between Tears" (Bob Elgin, Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon)
- "Tear of the Year" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell)
- "I Cried for You" (Abe Lyman, Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim)
Side 2
[edit]- "Lonely Teardrops" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Tryan Carlo)
- "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (Joe Greene)
- "Salty Tears" (Lincoln Chase)
- "I Wake Up Crying" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "A Tear" (Luther Dixon, Willie Denson)
- "A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry" (Frankie Laine, Irving Reid, Norman Gimbel)
References
[edit]- ^ "An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians - Benjamin Franklin V - Google Books".
- ^ a b "I Don't Want to Cry - Chuck Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 526.
- ^ "Chuck Jackson". Billboard.
