Cry (Faith Hill song)

"Cry" is a song by American country music singer Faith Hill. It was released as the first single from her fifth studio album of the same name (2002). The song was originally written and recorded by singer-songwriter Angie Aparo for his 1999 album, The American. In 2003, at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, Hill won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Cry", marking her second win in the category.

Originally released to country radio on August 19, 2002, "Cry" crossed over to pop and adult contemporary radio in September 2002. It spent 11 weeks at number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and eventually peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Cry" also reached number three on the Canadian Singles Chart and was a top-20 hit in Hungary, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, and Spain.

Chart performance
Released on August 19, 2002, "Cry" peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Country Songs chart and number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song achieved its highest peak on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it spent 11 weeks at number one.

Music video
The music video for "Cry", filmed by Mike Lipscombe, features extensive use of CGI. It was added to CMT's playlists on the week ending September 29, 2002.

Awards and accolades

 * 2003
 * Grammy Award
 * Best Female Country Vocal Performance
 * Won
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Track listings
US 7-inch single and UK cassette single
 * 1) "Cry" – 3:46
 * 2) "Wicked" – 4:02

UK, Australian, and Japanese CD single
 * 1) "Cry" – 3:46
 * 2) "Wicked" – 4:02
 * 3) "Shadows" – 4:29

Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Cry album booklet.

Studios
 * Recorded at Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park, California), The Hit Factory (New York City), Oceanway (Nashville, Tennessee), and The Attic (Monrovia, California)
 * Mixed at South Beach Studios (Miami, Florida)
 * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)

Personnel


 * Angie Aparo – writing
 * Faith Hill – vocals, production
 * Marti Frederiksen – background vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, Pro Tools editing
 * Lisa Cochran – background vocals
 * Damon Johnson – acoustic, electric, and slide guitar
 * Leland Sklar – bass
 * Jim Cox – piano, B3, string arrangement
 * Eric Carter – keyboard programming
 * Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
 * Brian Paturalski – recording, Pro Tools editing
 * Michael McCoy – additional vocal engineering
 * Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
 * Doug Sax – mastering
 * Robert Hadley – mastering