She Cried

"She Cried" is a song written by Ted Daryll and Greg Richards, and 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 and number 1 on WLS. The song was the group's first major hit.

The Lettermen recorded a cover version of the song in 1964, on an album of the same name, that reached number 6 on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1970. The song also went to number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

A cover version by The Shangri-Las, ("He Cried"), peaked at 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