Don't Cry Out Loud

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"Don't Cry Out Loud" is a popular ballad best known from Melissa Manchester’s 1978 hit recording, featuring emotionally charged lyrics about resilience and suppressed sorrow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Don’t Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album) NERFINISHED
Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
associatedAct Carole Bayer Sager NERFINISHED
Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
Peter Allen NERFINISHED
chartPerformance Billboard Adult Contemporary chart hit
Billboard Hot 100 top 10
composer Peter Allen NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1970s
firstPopularizedBy Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
genre adult contemporary
pop ballad
hasCoverVersionBy Diana DeGarmo NERFINISHED
Elkie Brooks NERFINISHED
Peter Allen NERFINISHED
hasLyricsAbout continuing to perform despite sadness
emotional strength
hiding one’s pain
hasRefrain Don’t cry out loud, just keep it inside and learn how to hide your feelings NERFINISHED
hasTitlePhrase Don’t cry out loud NERFINISHED
label Arista Records NERFINISHED
language English
musicPeriod late 20th century popular music
notableFor dramatic vocal performance
emotionally charged lyrics
notableRecording Melissa Manchester 1978 version
performer Diana DeGarmo NERFINISHED
Elkie Brooks NERFINISHED
Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
Peter Allen NERFINISHED
producer Harry Maslin NERFINISHED
recordedBy Diana DeGarmo NERFINISHED
Elkie Brooks NERFINISHED
Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
Peter Allen NERFINISHED
releasedAsSingleBy Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1978
style orchestral arrangement
theme resilience
suppressed sorrow
usedIn concert performances by Melissa Manchester
vocalStyle power ballad vocal delivery
writer Carole Bayer Sager NERFINISHED
Peter Allen NERFINISHED

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Carole Bayer Sager notableWork Don't Cry Out Loud
Peter Allen coWrote Don't Cry Out Loud