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There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)

May 08, 2024

"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" is a song by English singer Billy Ocean from his sixth studio album, Love Zone (1986). The song was written and produced by Wayne Brathwaite and Barry Eastmond; Ocean was also credited as a co-writer for the song. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week beginning 5 July 1986, where it remained for one week, becoming the 600th different song[citation needed] to ascend to that position. It also topped the adult contemporary and R&B charts in the United States that same summer.

"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
Single by Billy Ocean
from the album Love Zone
B-side"If I Should Lose You"
Released22 January 1986
Recorded1986
GenreSoul[1]
Length4:55
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Barry J. Eastmond
  • Wayne Brathwaite
Billy Ocean singles chronology
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
(1986) 		"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
(1986) 		"Love Zone"
(1986)

Background edit

According to Barry Eastmond, the song was inspired by an incident involving Ocean's single of the previous year, "Suddenly". Eastmond told Fred Bronson in The Billboard Book of Number One Hits about a friend of his wife's who had recently broken up with a long-term boyfriend. While at a party thrown by her new boyfriend, the song "Suddenly", which reminded her of her previous boyfriend, was played, and she broke down in tears. Eastmond and his co-writers used this scenario as the basis for writing "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)".

Music video edit

Towards the end of the music video for "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)", Ocean stands seeing a woman coming towards him and as he gets ready to hug her, but she walks past him, to his devastation. An alternative video consists of Ocean performing the song live at one of his concerts in 1986.

Charts edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 221. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry is a song by English singer Billy Ocean from his sixth studio album Love Zone 1986 The song was written and produced by Wayne Brathwaite and Barry Eastmond Ocean was also credited as a co writer for the song The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week beginning 5 July 1986 where it remained for one week becoming the 600th different song citation needed to ascend to that position It also topped the adult contemporary and R amp B charts in the United States that same summer There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry Single by Billy Oceanfrom the album Love ZoneB side If I Should Lose You Released22 January 1986Recorded1986GenreSoul 1 Length4 55LabelJiveSongwriter s Billy OceanWayne BrathwaiteBarry EastmondProducer s Barry J EastmondWayne BrathwaiteBilly Ocean singles chronology When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Get Going 1986 There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry 1986 Love Zone 1986 Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 ReferencesBackground editAccording to Barry Eastmond the song was inspired by an incident involving Ocean s single of the previous year Suddenly Eastmond told Fred Bronson in The Billboard Book of Number One Hits about a friend of his wife s who had recently broken up with a long term boyfriend While at a party thrown by her new boyfriend the song Suddenly which reminded her of her previous boyfriend was played and she broke down in tears Eastmond and his co writers used this scenario as the basis for writing There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry Music video editTowards the end of the music video for There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry Ocean stands seeing a woman coming towards him and as he gets ready to hug her but she walks past him to his devastation An alternative video consists of Ocean performing the song live at one of his concerts in 1986 Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry Chart 1986 1987 Peakposition Australia Kent Music Report 2 10 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 3 9 Canada Top Singles RPM 4 1 Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 5 1 Europe European Hot 100 Singles 6 7 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 7 11 Ireland IRMA 8 15 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 9 8 Netherlands Single Top 100 10 13 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 11 3 Norway VG lista 12 9 UK Singles OCC 13 12 US Billboard Hot 100 14 1 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 15 1 US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 16 1 US Top 100 Singles Cash Box 17 1 US Black Contemporary Singles Cash Box 18 3 West Germany Official German Charts 19 36 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry Chart 1986 Position Australia Kent Music Report 20 60 Belgium Ultratop Flanders 21 52 Canada Top Singles RPM 22 33 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 23 60 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 24 34 US Billboard Hot 100 25 16 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 26 6 US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 27 8 US Top 100 Singles Cash Box 28 4 US Black Contemporary Singles Cash Box 29 23References edit Breihan Tom 16 December 2020 The Number Ones Billy Ocean s There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry Stereogum Retrieved 24 September 2023 On its own Sad Songs is perfectly innocuous filler it has all the hallmarks of mid 80s adult contempo soul Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 221 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Billy Ocean There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 27 September 2021 Top RPM Singles Issue 0695 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 27 November 2021 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 8220 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 27 November 2021 European Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 3 no 21 31 May 1986 p 12 OCLC 29800226 via World Radio History Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa hitin levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava ISBN 978 951 1 21053 5 The Irish Charts Search Results There ll Be Sad Songs Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 27 November 2021 Nederlandse Top 40 week 23 1986 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 27 September 2021 Billy Ocean There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 27 September 2021 Billy Ocean There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry Top 40 Singles Retrieved 27 September 2021 Billy Ocean There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry VG lista Retrieved 27 September 2021 Billy Ocean Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 27 November 2021 Billy Ocean Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 27 September 2021 Billy Ocean Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved 27 September 2021 Billy Ocean Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved 27 September 2021 Cash Box Top 100 Singles Week ending July 12 1986 Cash Box Archived from the original on 7 August 2020 Retrieved 27 November 2021 Cash Box Black Contemporary Singles PDF Cash Box Vol L no 2 28 June 1986 p 15 ISSN 0008 7289 via World Radio History Offiziellecharts de Billy Ocean There ll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 27 September 2021 National Top 100 Singles for 1986 Kent Music Report No 650 29 December 1986 via Imgur Jaaroverzichten 1986 Singles in Dutch Ultratop Retrieved 27 September 2021 Top 100 Singles of 86 RPM Vol 45 no 14 27 December 1986 p 5 ISSN 0033 7064 via Library and Archives Canada Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1986 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 27 September 2021 Top Selling Singles of 1986 Recorded Music NZ Retrieved 27 November 2021 Hot 100 Songs Year End 1986 Billboard Archived from the original on 3 June 2021 Retrieved 27 November 2021 Adult Contemporary Songs Year End 1986 Billboard Archived from the original on 21 May 2021 Retrieved 27 September 2021 Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Year End 1986 Billboard Archived from the original on 17 July 2021 Retrieved 27 September 2021 The Cash Box Year End Charts 1986 Top 100 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