Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms song)
{{Short description|1963 song by Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Cry Baby
| cover = Cry-baby-garnet-mimms-enchanters-cd-cover-art.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters
| album = Cry Baby
| released = August 5, 1963
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| genre = Soul blues
| length = 3:22
| label = United Artists
| writer = {{hlist|Bert Berns|Jerry Ragovoy}}
| producer = Bert Berns
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"Cry Baby" is a song originally recorded by Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters, in 1963, and later recorded by rock singer Janis Joplin in 1970.
Bert Berns wrote the song with Jerry Ragovoy. Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters recorded it for the United Artists record label. It topped the R&B chart and went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963,{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=403}} paving the way for soul hits by Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding later in the decade.{{cite web|author=Steve Huey |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/garnet-mimms-mn0000965206/biography |title=Garnet Mimms | Biography & History |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2016-06-21}} The third verse was spoken by Mimms until the repeated refrain of the repeated song title.Bruce Pollock Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs . - 2014- Page 67 1135462968 "CRY BABY Artist: Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters Written by: Jerry Ragovoy (Norman Meade), Bert Berns (Bert Russell) From the album: Cry Baby and 11 Other Hits Label: United Artists Produced by: Jerry Ragovoy Year: 1963 #1 R&B/Top .." In Canada the song reached #5 on the CHUM Charts.{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/63-10-07-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - October 7, 1963}}
Janis Joplin version
{{Infobox song
| name = Cry Baby
| cover = Janiscrybaby.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Janis Joplin and Full Tilt Boogie Band
| album = Pearl
| B-side = Mercedes Benz
| released = 1971
| recorded = 1970
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| genre = Soul{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2021/09/music-of-1971-hit-parade-50th-episode|title= Spirit of '71 Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= September 10, 2021|access-date= March 1, 2024}}
| length = 3:55
| label = Columbia
| writer = Bert Berns
Jerry Ragovoy
| producer = Paul A. Rothchild
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In September and October 1970, Janis Joplin recorded it for her album Pearl, posthumously released in 1971. The song was in more of a blues-rock style and produced by Paul A. Rothchild. Her rendition reached #42 on the US Billboard Hot 100,{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=447}} and #20 on Cash Box. The B-side included the track "Mercedes Benz".
The song became usual in Joplin's repertoire and today is often performed by many artists such as Joss Stone, Allison Iraheta, Magdolna Rúzsa.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialjanis.com/b_albums_pearl2.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305133728/http://officialjanis.com/b_albums_pearl2.html |archive-date=March 5, 2009 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/americanidol/2009/05/06/2009-05-06_yo_american_idol_judges_cry_baby_props_belong_to_garnet_mimms_not_janis_joplin.html Yo 'American Idol' judges: 'Cry Baby' props belong to Garnet Mimms, not Janis Joplin] from Daily News, 6 May 2009
- {{YouTube|JjD4eWEUgMM|Janis Joplin live in Toronto, 1970}}
- {{discogs master|381134}} (says backing vocals were Cissy Houston, Dionne Warwick, & Dee Dee Warwick)
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Category:Songs written by Bert Berns
Category:Songs written by Jerry Ragovoy
Category:United Artists Records singles
Category:Columbia Records singles