What Am I Crying For Explained

What Am I Crying For
Type:single
Artist:Dennis Yost and The Classics IV
Album:What Am I Crying For
B-Side:All in Your Mind
Released:1972
Recorded:1972
Studio:Studio One
Genre:Soft rock
Length:3:00
Label:MGM South
Producer:Buddy Buie
Chronology:Classics IV
Prev Title:It's Time for Love
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Rosanna
Next Year:1973

"What Am I Crying For" is a song by American band Dennis Yost and The Classics IV. It was released as a single in 1972 from the album of the same title.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The song was the band's final Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 39. It was also their second and final Top 10 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 7.

Chart performance

Chart (1972)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 39
US Billboard Easy Listening[6] 7

Notes and References

  1. What Am I Crying For. Billboard . 84 . 48. 18. November 25, 1972. Nielsen Business Media. September 2, 2020. Google Books.
  2. Book: Lazell, Barry. Rock Movers & Shakers. 101. 1989. Billboard Publications. 9781467138727. September 2, 2020. Google Books.
  3. Book: Graff, Gary. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. 1996. Visible Ink Press. 9780787610371. September 2, 2020. Google Books.
  4. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Vol. 1. 101. 1992. Guinness Publishing. 9780851129396. September 2, 2020. Google Books.
  5. Web site: What Am I Crying For (Hot 100). Music VF. September 2, 2020.
  6. What Am I Crying For (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. September 2, 2020.