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Johnnie Ray's emotion-packed performance of CRY [performance by Johnnie Ray] launched his singing career in 1951, climbing straight to the top of the charts and staying there for eleven weeks. It eventually sold over two million copies. Dozens of artists have recorded this tearjerker since then, and several versions have become pop or country hits. Among the most notable: recordings by Georgia Gibbs (1951), Eileen Barton (1952), The Four Knights (1952), Lynn Anderson(1972) and Crystal Gayle (No. 1/country - 1986). Other pop and R&B artists who've covered this ballad include Roy Orbison, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke.
Also in 1972, SEA OF HEARTBREAK was released by Kenny Price in August and reached peak chart position #24.
Bob Willis records SOUTH OF THE BORDER .
Dorothy Fields recorded ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET .
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