Cry Softly Explained

Cry Softly
Type:single
Artist:Andy Williams
Album:You Lay So Easy on My Mind
B-Side:You Lay So Easy on My Mind
Released:March 1975
Genre:Easy listening
Label:Columbia Records 10113
Prev Title:Love Said Goodbye
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Sad Eyes
Next Year:1975

"Cry Softly" is a song written by Buddy Killen, Billy Sherrill, and Glenn Sutton.[1] It is based on Liebesträume by Franz Liszt. Nancy Ames originally recorded the song in 1966. Her version reached No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Cover versions

Andy Williams included a version on his 1974 album You Lay So Easy on My Mind. The song reached #20 on the adult contemporary chart in 1975.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nancy Ames – Cry Softly / I Don't Want to Talk About It (1966, 4-Prong Push-Out Centre, Vinyl). . 1966 .
  2. http://www.45cat.com/record/db8039 Nancy Ames, "Cry Softly"
  3. http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=125786 Andy Williams, "Cry Softly" chart positions