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You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry

1963 single by The Caravelles

"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" is a song written by Bob Merrill and Terry Shand, and first recorded in 1950 by Moon Mullican.[1]

Quick Facts Single by The Caravelles, B-side ...

Other 1950 recordings

The Caravelles recording

British girl group the Caravelles recorded a version of the song in 1963. The single reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963.[5] In the US, it peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. 2 on the Middle-Road Singles chart.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "78 Record: Moon Mullican - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry (1950)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    "78 Record: Jimmy Dorsey - It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary (1950)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "78 Record: Ernest Tubb - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry (1950)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 355.
  5. [5]
    Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 92. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. [6]
    Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 45.


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