I Cried (James Brown song)

"I Cried" is a song written by James Brown and Bobby Byrd. It was originally recorded in 1963 by Tammy Montgomery, better known as Tammi Terrell, for Brown's Try Me Records.^[1] It was her first charting single, reaching #99 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

"I Cried"
Single by Tammy Montgomery
B-side	"If You Don't Think"
Released	April 1963 (1963-04)
Recorded	ca. February 1963, probably King Studios, Cincinnati, OH
Genre	Rhythm and blues, soul
Length	2:50
Label	Try Me 28001
Songwriter(s)	James Brown Bobby Byrd
Producer(s)	James Brown

"I Cried"
Single by James Brown
B-side	"World Pt. 2"
Released	c. April 1971 (c. April 1971)
Recorded	1971
Genre	Soul
Length	3:31
Label	King 6363
Songwriter(s)	James Brown Bobby Byrd
Producer(s)	James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Soul Power Pt. 1" (1971) "I Cried" (1971) "Escape-ism (Part 1)" (1971)

James Brown recording

James Brown reused the song's chord progression for his 1966 hit "It's a Man's Man's Man's World". He later recorded "I Cried" himself, released in April 1971 in a version arranged by Dave Matthews that charted #15 R&B and #50 Pop.^[3][4] It was his final single for King Records.

Chart performance

Chart (1971)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	50
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles	15

References

1. Leeds, Alan (1998). Discography. In James Brown's Original Funky Divas [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
2. "Billboard Hot 100 Chart History for I Cried by Tammi Terrell". Song-database.com. 1963-08-17. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
3. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1971-04-24). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
4. White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.