"She Cried" is a song written by
Ted Daryll and Greg Richards, and it was initially recorded by Ted Daryll in July 1961, but was a big hit when covered by
Jay and the Americans for their 1962 album, She Cried. In 1962 the song reached number 5 on the
Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 1 on
WLS.[2] The song was the group's first major hit.[3]
The Lettermen recorded a cover version of the song in 1964, on an album of the same name, that reached number 6 on the
Adult Contemporary charts in 1970. The song also went to number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.[4]
A cover version by
The Shangri-Las, ("He Cried"),[5] peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1966.[6]
A French version, J'y Crois, was recorded by Canadian artist Junior on Disques AZ in 1968