She Cried

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title: "She Cried" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1962-singles", "1962-songs", "1970-singles", "jay-and-the-americans-songs", "the-lettermen-songs", "del-shannon-songs", "united-artists-records-singles"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Cried" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	She Cried
type	single
artist	Jay and the Americans
album	She Cried
B-side	Dawning
released	1962
genre
length
label	United Artists
writer	Ted Daryll, Greg Richards
prev_title	Tonight
prev_year	1961
next_title	Only in America
next_year	1963
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| name = She Cried | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Jay and the Americans | album = She Cried | B-side = Dawning | released = 1962 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = | label = United Artists | writer = Ted Daryll, Greg Richards | producer = | prev_title = Tonight | prev_year = 1961 | next_title = Only in America | next_year = 1963

"She Cried" is a song written by Ted Daryll and Greg Richards. It was initially recorded by Daryll in July 1961 but became a big hit when covered by Jay and the Americans for their 1962 album, She Cried. In 1962, the song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the group's first major hit.

The Lettermen recorded the song in 1964, on an album of the same name, that reached number six on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in 1970. It peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

The Shangri-Las, ("He Cried"), took their rendition to number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1966.

A French version, J'y Crois, was recorded by Canadian artist Junior on Disques AZ in 1968

Other cover versions

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

References

References

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2. "Jay & the Americans – ''She Cried''".
3. "Artist Search for "the lettermen"".
4. "Billboard Hot 100 of 1966".
5. "The Shangri-Las Chart History".
6. "Dave Berry - She Cried".
7. "Billy - Billy Fury | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
8. "The Gestures - The Gestures | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
9. (6 June 2023). "Rowland S. Howard - Teenage Snuff Film".
10. "The Magic Collection: David Hasselhoff - David Hasselhoff | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
11. "Night Rocker - David Hasselhoff | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
12. "Lords Have Mercy - The Lords of Altamont | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
13. "I Am P.J. Proby/P.J. Proby - P.J. Proby | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
14. "One Thousand Six-Hundred Sixty-One Seconds of Del Shannon - Del Shannon | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
15. (1962). "Dodie Stevens - I Cried / Dancing On My Ceiling".
16. "Dodie Stevens - I Cried".
17. "Not Too Old to Start Cryin': The Lost 1966 Masters - The Mojo Men | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
18. "Copy Cats - Johnny Thunders, Patti Palladin | Songs, Reviews, Credits".

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