I'm Crying

"I'm Crying" is a song originally performed by the English rock/R&B band The Animals, written by the group's lead vocalist Eric Burdon and organist Alan Price. The song was released as a single in September 1964[1] and became their second transatlantic hit after "The House of the Rising Sun", which was released earlier in the year (see 1964 in music). The single became a Top 20 hit in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

"I'm Crying"
Single by The Animals
from the album The Animals on Tour
B-side"Take It Easy"
ReleasedSeptember 1964 (1964-09)[1]
Recorded31 July 1964[2]
GenreRhythm and blues, rock
Length2:49
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Eric Burdon, Alan Price
Producer(s)Mickie Most[1]
The Animals singles chronology
"The House of the Rising Sun"
(1964)
"I'm Crying"
(1964)
"Boom Boom"
(1964)

Reception and charts

Even when the single became a hit, it was nowhere near the hit that "The House of the Rising Sun" was, so songs written by members of the band were kept as b-sides until the band changed record producers from Mickie Most to Tom Wilson in 1966.

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 19

Personnel

Cover versions

There are many covers of it, including:

References

  1. The Animals (1999) [1994]. "The Story of the Animals". The Singles+ (CD liner). Netherlands: BR Music. p. 1. BS 8112-2.
  2. "Chrome Oxide - Music Collectors pages - Animals - 05/12/2018". www.chromeoxide.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  3. "Top 40&5" (PHP). RPM. 2 (12). 16 November 1964. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2010). "Chapter 1: The Artists". The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (9th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-8230-8554-5.
  6. The Doughboys - Is It Now? at Discogs
  7. Dead Brothers – Dead Music For Dead People (2000) at Discogs


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