Cry Wolf (Laura Branigan song)

"Cry Wolf" is a song by American singer Laura Branigan, released as the third and final single from her fifth studio album, Touch (1987). It was written by singer-songwriter Jude Johnstone, who later recorded the song herself for her 2002 debut album. Stevie Nicks recorded a cover in 1989 for her fourth solo studio album, The Other Side of the Mirror.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Touch.


 * Laura Branigan – vocals
 * David Kershenbaum – production
 * Bob Marlette – arrangements, keyboards, guitars, string arrangements, drum programming
 * Carlos Vega – drums
 * John Nelson – guitars
 * Kim Scharnberg – string arrangements, conducting
 * Kenneth G. Kugler – copyist
 * Julie Ann Gigante, Ralph D. Morrison III, Clayton Haslop, Alexander Horvath, R.F. Peterson, Arthur Zadinsky, Michael Nowak, Raymond J. Tischer II, Margot MacLaine, Armen Ksjikian, Dennis Karmazyn, Michael Matthews – strings
 * David J. Holman – engineering, mixing, PPG programming

Cover versions

 * 1989: Stevie Nicks was the first to cover the song and it was featured on her album The Other Side of the Mirror.
 * 1992: Anne Haigis covered the song as the title track to her eighth studio album.
 * 2002: Jude Johnstone, the writer of the song, recorded it herself for her debut album Coming of Age.