She Cried

"She Cried" is a song written by Ted Daryll and Greg Richards; 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 their version of the song in 1964, on an album of the same name, that reached number 6 on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1970. It also went to number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.^[4]

The Shangri-Las, ("He Cried"),^[5] took their rendition to number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1966.^[6]

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

• 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]
• The Lettermen
• Johnny Thunders and Patti Palladin (as "He Cried") on their 1988 album, Copy Cats^[19]