I'm Crying

"I'm Crying"
Single by The Animals
from the album The Animals on Tour
B-side	"Take It Easy"
Released	September 1964 (1964-09)[1]
Recorded	31 July 1964[2]
Genre	Rhythm and blues, rock
Length	2:49
Label	Columbia
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)

"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.

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.

Personnel[]

• Eric Burdon – lead and backing vocals
• Chas Chandler – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Hilton Valentine – guitar, backing vocals
• Alan Price – keyboards
• John Steel – drums

Cover versions[]

There are many covers of it, including:

• Eric Burdon
• Iggy Pop
• Mondo Topless
• Paul Revere & the Raiders
• The Pretty Things
• The Secret Service
• Bobby Sherman
• SRC
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• The Doughboys^[6] (2007)
• (de), as Crying^[7]

References[]

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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