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"All I Could Do Was Cry" is a doo-wop/rhythm and blues single recorded in 1960, and released in March that year by the singer Etta James.[1] It was written for James by Chess songwriter Billy Davis, Berry Gordy and his sister Gwen Gordy.[1] The song eventually peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 33 on the pop chart.[2] James would later re-record the song in the early 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

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"All I Could Do Was Cry"
Single by Etta James
Released	1960
Recorded	1960
Genre	Doo-wop, R&B, Blues
Label	Chess
Songwriter(s)	Billy Davis, Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy

Background

The song was said^{[by whom?]} to be inspired by James' former boyfriend Harvey Fuqua dating Davis' former girlfriend, who was Gwen. Gordy and Fuqua later married the same year the song was recorded, which likely added to the tension in James' bluesy vocals.^{[citation needed]}

Chart performance

Etta James version

Chart (1960)	Peak position
US Billboard 100	33
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides	2

Cover versions

• Ike & Tina Turner released a version of the song on their live album The Ike & Tina Turner Show - Vol. 2 in 1965.[3] They also included another live rendition on their 1969 live album In Person, and previously unissued studio version was released on the compilation album The Kent Years in 2000.[4]
• Beyoncé covered the song while filming her role depicting James in the 2008 film, Cadillac Records.

References

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"All I Could Do Was Cry" es un sencillo de doo-wop / rhythm and blues grabado en 1960 y lanzado ese mismo año por la cantante Etta James. Escrito para James por el compositor de Chess Billy Davis, Berry Gordy y su hermana Gwen Gordy. Se dijo que la canción estaba inspirada en el exnovio de James, Harvey Fuqua, tras salir con la exnovia de Davis, que era Gwen. Ambos, Gwen Gordy y Fuqua, se casaron más tarde el mismo año en que se grabó la canción, lo que probablemente aumentó la tensión en la voz de blues de James. La canción finalmente alcanzó el número 2 en las listas de R&B y el número 33 en la lista de música pop.[1] James luego volvería a grabar la canción a principios de los noventa.

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