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Big Girls Don't Cry is an album by American music duo The Weather Girls, released in 1985. It was the group's final album on Columbia Records,[1]. The music drew on influences from 1960's sounds. It was less successful than its predecessor, Success (1983).[2]

Big Girls Don't Cry
Studio album by The Weather Girls
Released	1985
Genre	Soul pop soul dance
Length	32:25
Label	Columbia
Producer	Hank Medress Jeff Kent
The Weather Girls chronology
Success (1983) Big Girls Don't Cry (1985) Megatonnage (1985)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[3]

Writing for AllMusic, Ron Wynn gave a mixed review to the record, describing the songs on it as "formula pop-soul and dance filler." Wynn also stated that group "never really were allowed to showcase their real personalities or styles."[1] Music critic Robert Christgau thought that the duo "takes it one step further and make soul a cartoon, with the title cut the masterstroke." Christgau further commented: "They'll cop material anywhere--debut single's from Jesse Winchester. And if at first their tricks seem inspired, by the time you get to Creedence and Neil Sedaka they're beginning to sound obvious."[3]

Track listing

1. "Lock Me Up" (Doug James, Michael Bolton) – 4:16
2. "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) – 3:25
3. "Well-A-Wiggy" (Jesse Winchester) – 4:31
4. "No One Can Love You More Than Me" (Terry Britten, Billy Livsey) – 4:55
5. "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) – 3:56
6. "March" (Peter Zizzo) – 3:39
7. "Laughter in the Rain" (Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) – 3:15
8. "You Can Do It" (Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro, Ben Weisman) – 4:28

Personnel

The Weather Girls

• Izora Armstead - lead vocals
• Martha Wash - lead vocals

Musicians

• Elliott Randall, Georg Wadenius, Scott Zito - electric guitar
• Elliott Randall, Jesse Winchester - acoustic guitar
• David Sanborn - alto saxophone
• Gregg Mangiafico - synthesizer programming
• Leon Pendarvis – acoustic piano, drum and synthesizer programming, arrangements
• Sammy Merendino - drum programming
• Jimmy Maelen - additional percussion
• Carl Hall, Izora Armstead, Martha Wash, Ula Hedwig - backing vocals

Technical

• Joe Venneri – audio engineering, associate producer, mixing
• Jeff Kent – producer, mixing
• Hank Medress – producer
• Charles Koppelman – executive producer
• John Berg - art direction
• Gary Heery - photography

References

External links

• Big Girls Don't Cry at Discogs (list of releases)

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