Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms album) explained

Cry Baby
Type:	studio
Longtype:	LP
Artist:	Garnet Mimms
Cover:	Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms album).jpg
Released:	1963
Genre:	R&B, Soul
Label:	United Artists
Producer:	Jerry Ragovoy

Cry Baby is a 1963 album by Garnet Mimms featuring "Cry Baby" and 11 other hits produced by Jerry Ragovoy.^[1]

Track listing

Side 1

1. Cry Baby (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy)
2. Nobody but You (Dee Clark)
3. Until You Were Gone (Joy Byers)
4. Anytime You Want Me (Garnet Mimms, Norman Meade)
5. So Close (Jerry Ragovoy, Sam Bell)
6. For Your Precious Love (Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks, Jerry Butler)

Side 2

1. Baby Don't You Weep (Norman Meade, Bert Russell)
2. A Quiet Place (Norman Meade, Sam Bell)
3. Cry to Me (Bert Russell)
4. Don't Change Your Heart (Sam Bell)
5. Wanting You (Buddy Kaye, Philip Springer)
6. The Truth Hurts (Jimmy Radcliffe, O. Diamond)

Personnel

• Garnet Mimms - lead vocals
• Zola Pearnell - backing vocals (side 1, track 5; side 2, tracks 2 and 4)
• Sam Bell - backing vocals (side 1, track 5; side 2, tracks 2 and 4)
• Charles Boyer - backing vocals (side 1, track 5; side 2, tracks 2 and 4)
• The Gospelaires (various combinations of Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick, Estelle Brown, Sylvia Shemwell, Cissy Houston, and others) - backing vocals (all other tracks)

Notes and References

1. 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"