Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" | ||||
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Les Chadwick, Les Maguire | ||||
Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
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"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" is a song written by
History
The song was given first to Louise Cordet, a singer who had previously toured with the group as well as with The Beatles. Her version was produced by Tony Meehan and released on Decca Records in February 1964.[2] The group then decided to issue their own version.[3] The record, like the group's earlier releases, was produced by George Martin.[2]
It was released in April 1964 as Gerry and the Pacemakers' fifth single in Britain, and spent 11 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 6.[4] In the US, it was the breakthrough single for the group, spending 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 4.[5] The song debuted at No. 4 in the first issue of Canada's RPM "Top Forty-5s" chart,[6] while reaching No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[7] and No. 6 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".[8]
Gerry and the Pacemakers performed the song on their first US television show,
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Cover versions
The song has been recorded by many other singers, including Steve Lawrence (1964), José Feliciano (1968), Rickie Lee Jones (1989), Gloria Estefan (1994), Robben Ford (1995), Canadian boyband B4-4 (2000), Paul Carrack (2010), Post Image with John Greaves (2011), Nellie McKay (2015), and Ronnie Spector (2016).[2]
References
- ^ United Artists compilation, "The Best of Gerry and the Pacemakers: The Definitive Collection," copyright EMI Records, 1991
- ^ a b c "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying", Secondhandsongs.com, Accessed 14 November 2012
- ^ Biography of Louise Cordet by Bruce Eder, Allmusic.com. Accessed 14 November 2012
- ^ Gerry and the Pacemakers - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed September 27, 2015
- ^ a b Gerry and the Pacemakers - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 27, 2015
- ^ "Top Forty-5s", RPM Weekly, Volume 1, Ed. 18, June 22, 1964. Accessed September 27, 2015
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of June 22, 1964". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 380. - ^ "Lever Hit Parade" 30-Jul-1964 Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed October 16, 2015
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 9, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" at SongFacts.com. Accessed 14 November 2012
- ^ "Flavour of New Zealand, 30 July 1964". Flavourodnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1964-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "Sixties City - Pop Music Charts - Every Week Of The Sixties". Sixtiescity.net. Retrieved 29 July 2023.