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.: Crying (duet Version) :. Sir Ian Paul Date Submitted:  2013-02-02 [Archive Date: 2013-05-03] Genre:  POPular Original Artist:  Roy Orbison& K.d. Lang Additional Info:  Disc Mfg:    Disc #:   Description:  "Crying" is a ballad written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson that was a hit for Orbison. ____________________________________________________________________ Dave Marsh calls the song a "rock-bolero" with "blaring strings, hammered tympani, a ghostly chorus, the gentle strum of a guitar, [and] a hint of marimba". Billboard observes an "expressive reading" on the "country-flavored ballad." ___________________________________________________________________ The song was released as a 45rpm single by Monument Records in July 1961 and made #1 on the United States Cashbox chart for a week on October 7, 1961, although it peaked at #2 on the rival Billboard Hot 100. In 1987, Orbison rerecorded the song as a duet with k.d. lang as part of the soundtrack for the motion picture, Hiding Out. Their collaboration won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The duet version was a minor US chart hit for the two, peaking at #42 on the Hot Country Singles chart, though it was a more substantial hit in the UK in 1992, reaching #13 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2002, "Crying" was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it #69 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Overall Rank:  Rank Unavailable Total Comments:  0 Listen:    Sorry, this submission has been archived.

Sir Ian Paul performs Crying (duet Version) on Karaoke Showcase of Karaoke Scene Magazine Online: Sir Ian Paul performs Crying (duet Version) on Karaoke Showcase - "Crying" is a ballad written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson that was a hit for Orbison. ____________________________________________________________________ Dave Marsh calls the song a "rock-bolero" with "blaring strings, hammered tympani, a ghostly chorus, the gentle strum of a guitar, [and] a hint of marimba". Billboard observes an "expressive reading" on the "country-flavored ballad." ___________________________________________________________________ The song was released as a 45rpm single by Monument Records in July 1961 and made #1 on the United States Cashbox chart for a week on October 7, 1961, although it peaked at #2 on the rival Billboard Hot 100. In 1987, Orbison rerecorded the song as a duet with k.d. lang as part of the soundtrack for the motion picture, Hiding Out. Their collaboration won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The duet version was a minor US chart hit for the two, peaking at #42 on the Hot Country Singles chart, though it was a more substantial hit in the UK in 1992, reaching #13 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2002, "Crying" was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it #69 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
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