"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]

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]

Other cover versions

• Dave Berry[7]
• Billy Fury on 1963 album, Billy[8]
• The Gestures[9]
• Rowland S. Howard[10]
• David Hasselhoff,[11] on his album, Night Rocker (1985)[12]
• Lords of Altamont on their 2006 album, Lords Have Mercy[13]
• P.J. Proby[14]
• Del Shannon on his 1965 album, One Thousand Six-Hundred Sixty-One Seconds of Del Shannon[15]
• The Outsiders on their 1966 debut album, Time Won’t Let Me
• Dodie Stevens ("I Cried")[16][17]
• The Mojo Men[18]
• Johnny Thunders and Patti Palladin (as "He Cried") on their 1988 album, Copy Cats[19]

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