All I Could Do Was Cry

"All I Could Do Was Cry" is a doo-wop/rhythm and blues single recorded in 1960, and released in March that year by the singer Etta James. It was written for James by Chess songwriter Billy Davis, Berry Gordy and his sister Gwen Gordy. The song eventually peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 33 on the pop chart. James would later re-record the song in the early 1990s.

"All I Could Do Was Cry"
Single by Etta James
from the album At Last!
B-side"Boy of My Dreams"
Released1960
Recorded1960
GenreDoo-wop, R&B, Blues
Length2:35
LabelChess
Songwriter(s)Billy Davis, Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy
Etta James singles chronology
"Spoonful"
(1960)
"All I Could Do Was Cry"
(1960)
"My Dearest Darling"
(1960)
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