Melanie Cries Alone
{{Unreliable sources|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Melanie Cries Alone
| artist = Consortium
| A-side = Melanie Cries Alone
| B-side = Copper Coloured Years
| released = 1970
| label = Trend TNT 52
| composer = Myers, Worsley, Robinson
| producer = John Worsley
| chronology = UK
| prev_title = I Don't Want Her Anymore
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = Annabella
| next_year = 1971
}}
"Melanie Cries Alone" was a single for English psychedelic pop group Consortium. It was released in the UK in 1970 but became a hit a year later in another country.
Background
"Melanie Cries Alone" was composed by Myers, Worsley and Robinson.{{Cite web |title=Äänitetietokanta |url=http://www.fono.fi/KappaleHakutulos.aspx?kappale=melanie&culture=fi&sort=3&Page=1 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Fono.fi |language=Finnish}} It was produced by John Worsley and arranged by Steve Grey.
In the week of 31 January 1970, Cashbox reported that Trend Records had put together a sampler record with excerpts by three artists, The Chads with "Dearest Belinda", Consortium with "Melanie Cries Alone", and Abel Mann with "The Sun in My Morning". Each section was announced by DJ David Hamilton.{{Cite magazine |date=1970-01-31 |others= |title=Cashbox Great Britain |url=http://archive.org/details/cashbox31unse_25 |access-date=2024-01-23 |magazine=Cashbox |publisher= |page=68 |via=Internet Archive |volume=31 |issue=27}} The Consortium song was released that month. Backed with "Copper Coloured Years" it was released on Trend TNT 52 in January, 1970.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-06-13 |title="A month in a life" - Jan 1970 |url=https://oldiesproject.com/2021/06/13/a-month-in-a-life-jan-1970/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=OldiesProject |language=en-US}} It was distributed by Pye.
It appears on the various artists compilation, Looking Back: The Pye Anthology that was released in 2003.{{Cite web |title=Album Reviews: W4 |url=https://www.planetmellotron.com/revw4.htm |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Planetmellotron.com}}
Chart
"Melanie Cries Alone" made its debut at no. 18 in Portugal's Top 20 TMP chart in the week of 12 September 1971.{{Cite web |title=TOP 20 TMP Portugal - 12 septembre 1971 #534 |url=https://www.laurentpons.com/charts/portugal/top20tmpportugal534.htm |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Laurentpons.com}} It spent another week in the chart, reaching no. 13.{{Cite web |title=TOP 20 TMP Portugal - 19 septembre 1971 #535 |url=https://www.laurentpons.com/charts/portugal/top20tmpportugal535.htm |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Laurentpons.com}}{{Cite web |title=TOP 20 TMP Portugal - 26 septembre 1971 #536 |url=https://www.laurentpons.com/charts/portugal/top20tmpportugal536.htm |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Laurentpons.com}}
References
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Further reading
- Left and to the back, 18 July 2021 - [http://left-and-to-the-back.blogspot.com/2021/07/consortium-melanie-cries-alone-copper.html Consortium - Melanie Cries Alone/ Copper Coloured Years]
Category:Songs written by John Worsley (songwriter)