Crying
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist: | Joe Melson (in 1961) Roy Orbison (in 1961) |
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| composer: | Joe Melson Roy Orbison |
| publisher: | Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16) |
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| other databases: | https://www.whosampled.com/Roy-Orbison/Crying/ [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/6876 [info] |
| Songfacts: | https://www.songfacts.com/facts/roy-orbison/crying [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q2043793 [info] |
| later translated versions: | Llorando (version of Orbison and Melson's "Crying") |
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| part of: | 50/50 |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1961-06-26 | Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | |
| 1964-12-04 | Crying | cover | Waylon Jennings | 2:35 |
| 1968-07-16 | Crying (live, 1968-07-16: Top of the Pops, BBC, United Kingdom) | live | Roy Orbison | 3:02 |
| 1980 | Crying (live, 1980: Dominion Theatre, London, UK) | cover and live | Don McLean | 3:38 |
| 1986-01 | Crying (1986 studio re-recording) | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | |
| 1987-09-30 | Crying (live, 1987-09-30: Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Roy Orbison | 3:35 |
| 1987-09-30 | Crying (live, 1987-09-30: Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Roy Orbison | 3:08 |
| 1988-05-03 | Crying (live, 1988-05-03: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA; pre-set) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1988-05-03 | Crying (pre-set, 1988-05-03: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1988-05-16 | Crying (live, 1988-05-16: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 4:27 |
| 1988-05-16 | Crying (live, 1988-05-16: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1988-12-04 | Crying (live, 1988-12-04, The Front Row Theater, Highland Heights, OH, USA) | live | Roy Orbison | 5:43 |
| 1989-01-18 | Crying (live, 1989-01-18 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, NY, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1999-11-02 | Crying (live, 1999-11-02: Paramount Theatre,:Austin, TX, USA) | live | Don McLean | 4:34 |
| 1999-11-02 | Crying (live, 1999-11-02: Paramount Theatre,:Austin, TX, USA) | cover | Don McLean | 5:31 |
| 2000-12-14 | Crying (live, 2000-12-14: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Midtown Manhattan, NY, USA) | cover and live | k.d. lang | 4:32 |
| 2008-10-12 | Collage: Wayfarin' Stranger; You're No Good; De Profundis; See My Eyes; Crying; Drop, Drop Slow Tears | live and medley | Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson | 5:03 |
| 2018-09-02 – 2018-09-03 | Crying | instrumental | Julian Lage | 5:34 |
| Cryin' | cover | Del Shannon | 2:43 | |
| Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 2:56 | ||
| Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 2:49 | ||
| Cryin' (live) | Roy Orbison | 2:55 | ||
| Cryin' (live) | live | Roy Orbison | 2:34 | |
| Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 2:49 | ||
| Cryin' | cover | Glen Campbell | 2:51 | |
| Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 2:46 | ||
| Cryin’ | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Cryin’ | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Cryin’ | cover | Don McLean | 3:41 | |
| Cryin’ | cover | Waylon Jennings | ?:?? | |
| Crying | cover | Bobby Vinton | 2:41 | |
| Crying | cover | Waylon Jennings | 2:35 | |
| Crying | cover | Poema | 3:07 | |
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:46 | ||
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:49 | |
| Crying | cover | Dana Winner | 3:22 | |
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:50 | |
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:43 | |
| Crying | cover | Barbra Zinger | 3:14 | |
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | ?:?? | |
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:48 | |
| Crying | cover | The Dreamlovers | 3:41 | |
| Crying | cover | The Morning Benders | 2:43 | |
| Crying | cover | Billy Joe Royal | 3:33 | |
| Crying | cover | Clay Aiken | 4:04 | |
| Crying (live, 1975-10-18: Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, UK) | Roy Orbison | 3:14 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Crying | cover and live | Little & Large | ?:?? | |
| Crying | cover and live | k.d. lang | 5:03 | |
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:51 | |
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Crying | cover | Waylon Jennings | 2:38 | |
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:48 | |
| Crying | cover | Dana Winner | 3:23 | |
| Crying | cover | Damien Leith | ?:?? | |
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:53 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying (live) | Roy Orbison | 3:23 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:45 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:43 | ||
| Crying | cover | Damien Leith | 1:49 | |
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:21 | |
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying | cover | Scout Paré-Phillips | 2:58 | |
| Crying | cover | Dana Winner | 3:22 | |
| Crying | cover | Austra | 2:45 | |
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:35 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying | cover and instrumental | [unknown] | 3:26 | |
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:49 | |
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:45 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:45 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Crying (stereo) | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:46 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:49 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:46 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:47 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:46 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | ?:?? | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:46 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | ?:?? | ||
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:48 | ||
| Crying (live, 1969-05-09: Batley Variety Club, Batley, UK) | Roy Orbison | 2:42 | ||
| Crying (live, 1980-07-13: Birmingham, AL, USA) | Roy Orbison | 3:46 | ||
| Crying (live, 1980-03-25: Fiesta Club, Stockton, UK) | Roy Orbison | 2:52 | ||
| Crying | cover | Don McLean | 3:52 | |
| Crying (live, 1982-08-05: Studio 6A, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA) | Roy Orbison | 3:15 | ||
| Crying | cover | Damien Leith | 3:11 | |
| Crying | Roy Orbison | 2:49 | ||
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