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 Emotion in Songs
New Edition. "Can You Stand the Rain?" was a song released by New Edition in 1989.
In 1962 "Crying in the Rain" was one of the first hit songs released by The Everly Brothers after they switched from Cadence Records to Warner Brothers in 1960. The song made it to Number Six on the US Billboard charts. The song was composed by Howard Greenfield and Carole King before King was 21 years old. In 1990 A-ha also released a single of "Crying in the Rain". A-ha's version peaked at number 26 on the US Adult Contemporary charts, but made it to number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1982 Whitesnake recorded another song by the same name on their album, "Saints & Sinners". Their single also reached number 13 on the British charts.
Carol King recorded a version of the song on her 1983 "Speeding Time" LP.
Letter Full Of Tears. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles seemed to have the market cornered on Motown songs about tears and crying. In 1965 "The Tracks of My Tears" reached Number 16 on the US Billboard Charts. In 1969 "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" became another Top Ten for the group and the following year "Tears Of a Clown" was a Number One hit for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in the US and the UK.
"Letter Full Of Tears" was recorded in 1962 by Gladys Knight and the Pips before they joined Motown. The group had enjoyed success prior to signing with Motown on the Vee-Jay label and after recording "Letter Full Of Tears" Gladys left the group to start a family. She returned to performing in 1964 and in 1966 the group signed with Motown. After signing with the label, Gladys suggested to Berry Gordy that he consider signing a band called The Jackson 5. Gladys Knight and the Pips recorded several hits with Motown and after their final hit with the label, "Neither One of Us", they signed with Buddah Records in 1973. They went on to have success on Buddah with several songs including the Grammy-winning "Midnight Train to Georgia" the same year.
Johnny Ray. Despite a hearing loss caused by an accident in his youth, Johnny Ray recorded several hits in the fifties and continued to record and make television appearances into the seventies. "Cry" and "The Little White Cloud That Cried" was a double-sided hit record released by Johnny Ray on the Okeh label. In the sixties Ray became friends with Judy Garland and even opened for her in several European concerts. He was her best man when she married Mickey Deans. Johnny Ray's last year performing was in 1989 and he passed away the following year from liver failure at age 63.
"Because of You" was a 1951 Tony Bennett hit. Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford did "In The Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" in 1951 and Gordon Jenkins recorded "So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)" the same year.
Journey. Journey singer Steve Perry and pianist Jonathan Cain wrote "Who's Crying Now". The song was the first single release from the band's "Escape" album. During the recording sessions for the "Escape" album guitarist Neal Schon originally did a solo that was later removed from the track. They did retain Schon's repetitive solo at the end of the song. "Escape" reached Number One in 1981 on the album charts and has since sold platinum nine times over. "Cryin'" was a 1993 number 12 release from Aerosmith. Santana recorded "Cry Baby Cry" in 2006. "Tears" was done by Rush on their 1976 "2112" album.
Little Anthony and the Imperials. Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine was originally in a band called The Chesters. The group signed a deal with End Records and their first single, "Tears on My Pillow", was a hit, reaching Number Four on the Hot 100. They followed up in 1960 with "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko Ko Bop". After releasing subsequent singles that didn't match the success of their two hits, Little Anthony left the group, intent on a solo career. He returned to the lineup two years later and the group released more hits including "Goin' Out Of My Head" and "I'm On The Outside (Looking In)" in 1964 and following up the next year with "Take Me Back". They changed labels a few more times through the sixties and continued to perform on television shows and in Las Vegas into the new millennium.
"Golden Teardrops" was released by The Five Echos in 1953. The Hearts released a song titled "Teardrops" in 1953. "Teardrops on Your Letter" was a 1959 hit by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters.
| Which song was written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and their manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, became a hit for Marianne Faithful in 1964? The Rolling Stones also recorded a version on their 1965 "December's Children (And Everybody's)" album. | Songs With Tears or Crying in the Title
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As Tears Go By. Marianne Faithful was only 17 years old when "As Tears Go By" was released. When the song was originally written it was titled “As Time Goes By” and Oldham changed it to "As Tears Go By". In late 1964 the song reached number 22 on the US charts and remained on the charts for nine weeks. It made it to number four in the UK. The Rolling Stones performed the song on the "Ed Sullivan Show" (1948-1973) and did not do a live version again until their "A Bigger Bang Tour" in 2005. The song has been covered by several singers including Nancy Sinatra and The Primitives.
"Fool to Cry" was a 1976 Rolling Stones release. The Bert Russell song "Cry to Me" first appeared by the Rolling Stones on the "Out of Our Heads" album in 1965 and "No Use in Crying" was from their 1981 "Tattoo You" album.
Don McLean. Roy Orbison and Joe Melson wrote Orbison's hit, "Crying". Melson co-wrote several more of Orbison's hits. Don McLean's first album was the Mediarts label 1969 release, "Tapestry". It did not fare well until United Artists absorbed Mediarts and the rights to Don's next album, "American Pie". By 1978 Don had changed to the Casablanca label and released an album titled "Chained Lightning". Along with several original songs the album contained McLean's cover version of "Crying", Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart", Paul Anka's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" and "If You Could Read My Mind", written by Gordon Lightfoot. "Crying" received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2002.
"Magnet And Steel" was done by Walter Egan the same year. "Stay" was a Jackson Browne cover song in 1978. "Bluer Than Blue" was a 1978 Michael Johnson release.
Johnny Cash. "Cry, Cry, Cry" made it to the Top twenty on the Country charts, marking Johnny Cash's first nationally recognized single release. Johnny's first Country Number One came the following year with the Sun records single, "I Walk the Line". He left Sun Records in 1958 and signed with Columbia Records.
"Why, Baby Why" was George Jones' first hit and reached Number Four on the Country charts in 1955. In 1954 Porter Wagoner began his succession of hit songs with the Number Seven "Company's Comin'". In 1953 "That's Me Without You" became Sonny James' first successful single, reaching Number Nine.
Billy Ocean. Billy Ocean was born Leslie Sebastian Charles in Trinidad. He shared songwriting credits with Wayne Brathwaite and Barry Eastmond for "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)". It reached Number One for a week in July, 1986. Billys first album, "Billy Ocean", was released ten years earlier. "Love Zone" was his sixth album release. In 1984 he had his first Number One hit with "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)". After "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" he had his final Number One in 1988 with "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car". Ocean has also written songs that have been recorded by La Toya Jackson, Randy Crawford, Ray, Goodman & Brown and others.
"Say You, Say Me" was a 1986 Number One single by Lionel Richie. The 1986 the Number One "Glory of Love" was released by former Chicago member Peter Cetera and Luther Vandross released his "Give Me the Reason" album in 1986.
Gerry and the Pacemakers. The Liverpool band, Gerry and the Pacemakers, was the second band signed by Brian Epstein. They formed in 1959 when singer and guitarist Gerry Marsden and his brother, Fred, on drums recruited Les Chadwick and Arthur McMahon to round out the group. Their first success was with "How Do You Do It?" in 1963. After releasing a few cover songs, Marsden began writing songs for the group and the following year his composition "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" reached Number Four in the US and became the group's highest charting single in America. "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" reached Number Six the next year. The group disbanded in late 1965 and subsequent releases of previously recorded material failed to chart.
"Game of Love" was a 1965 hit for Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. Freddie and the Dreamers' first hit in the US was "I'm Telling You Now" and "Bad to Me" and "Little Children" were US hits by another one of Brian Epstein's acts, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas.
Lonely Boy. "Lonely Boy" was the 1959 hit that Paul Anka took to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts that year. It is a song that he wrote and recorded. He sang the song in the movie "Girls Town".
Mr. Lonely. The song was on an album called "Roses Are Red" which Vinton released in 1962. It was not released as a single at first. Buddy Greco covered it in late 1962 and the song only made number 64. It was finally released by Vinton in 1964 and went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Only The Lonely. This was Orbison's first major hit when it was released in the spring of 1960. It went to number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts, and number one in the U.K. It has certainly stood the test of time. In 1999 it was given a Grammy Hall Of Fame Award, and in 2004 when "Billboard" magazine ranked "The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time", it came in at number 232.
| Jackie Wilson was a major R&B and pop star in the late 1950s and 1960s. He recorded a song that fits this category. Which song? | The "Lonely"est Quiz There Is
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Lonely Teardrops. Wilson was a member of "The Dominoes" when he decided to go solo in 1957. He took this song, co-written by Berry Gordy and Billy Davis, to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and number one on the R&B charts. Wilson had some other major hits during his career but this is considered his most well known song. It is also said that Gordy took the money from the profits of this song and started Motown Records. The song is listed on Billboard Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs Of All Time" at number 308.
New York's A Lonely Town. "New York's A Lonely Town" was a number 32 hit for The Tradewinds in 1965, making them true one-hit wonders. They had written a number of tunes, along with Phil Spector, that were recorded by such groups as The Ronettes and The Crystals, but this was their only major hit on their own. The group broke up in 1969.
Hey There Lonely Girl. "Hey There Lonely Girl" was Holman's biggest hit, peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1970. Holman's career started in the early 1960s, and he had sung with such groups as The Sylistics, and The Delfonics. He went out on his own and recorded this tune, which was a re-make (with a few lyrical alterations) of "Hey There Lonely Boy" which was originally recorded in 1963 by Ruby and The Romantics.
| The Friends Of Distinction scored with this follow up to "Grazing In The Grass" in 1970. What song was it? Remember, the song must fit the category. | The "Lonely"est Quiz There Is
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Love Or Let Me Be Lonely. The Friends Of Distinction had a number three hit with their cover of "Grazing In The Grass" in 1969. They followed with this tune in 1970, and made it up to number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts that year.
Lonely Days. "Lonely Days" was a cut from an album called "2 Years On". This album was a comeback of sorts in that there was some internal squabbling among the brothers, so they decided to have some time away from each other in 1969, and worked on some solo projects. They came together again in 1970, and recorded this song as part of the album. It became a number three hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts.
| Andrew Gold wrote and recorded this late 1970s ditty about a neglected child and it became a hit. Remembering the subject of this quiz, what was the name of this song? | The "Lonely"est Quiz There Is
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Lonely Boy. Written and recorded by Gold, this song became a number seven hit in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1977. Gold had been a producer for Linda Ronstadt, and her vocals can be heard in the background. The song appears to be autobiographical. The dates Gold mentions in the song pretty much match up with the dates of his and his sister's birth, but in interviews Gold had denied that this was the case, and said it was purely coincidental.
| The supergroup America had a string of major hits in the 1970s. Can you name the song they made that fits this quiz? | The "Lonely"est Quiz There Is
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Lonely People. America was one of the biggest selling groups in the 1970s. Known for their harmonic melodies, they had hit after hit during that decade. This particular song came off an album called "Holiday" in 1974. It was the second release from the album and was a follow-up to "Tin Man". It made it to number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts that year.
| This duet by The Captain and Tennille that fits the category, was a hit in 1976. It was written by another famous artist. What was the name of the song? | The "Lonely"est Quiz There Is
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Lonely Night (Angel Face). The Captain and Tennille were one of the hot recording artists of the mid and late 1970s. This song, which was written by Neil Sedaka, was the third of five releases for the duo that went to the Billboard Top 10 in 1975-1976. It got as high as number three on the charts for them in 1976.
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