Ain't Gonna Cry Again
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"Ain't Gonna Cry Again" is the debut solo single by English singer-songwriter Peter Cox, released in 1997 from his self-titled debut solo album. The song was written by Cox and
Peter-John Vettese Peter-John Vettese (born 15 August 1956 in Scotland), also known as Peter Vettese, is a Scottish keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. Vettese is perhaps best known for being the keyboardist for progressive rock band Jethro Tul ...
, and produced by Vettese. "Ain't Gonna Cry Again" reached number 37 on the
UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.


Background

In a 2015 interview with ''Verily Victoria Vocalises'', Cox chose "Ain't Gonna Cry Again" as his "favourite song lyrically" out of all the songs he has written or co-written. He noted it was "very satisfying" that people, particularly women, "seem to identify with the theme of the song". Cox added of the song's success as a single, "It was played a lot on the radio and I got some decent support but it didn't transfer into sales."


Track listing

CD single (UK and Europe) #"Ain't Gonna Cry Again" – 4:06 #"In a Better World" – 4:44 #"
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" – 3:44 CD promotional single (UK) #"Ain't Gonna Cry Again" – 4:06 Cassette single (UK) #"Ain't Gonna Cry Again" – 4:06 #"In a Better World" – 4:44 #"Move On Up" – 3:44


Personnel

Production * Peter-John Vettese – producer (all tracks) *
Chris Lord-Alge Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic compression for molding mixes that play wel ...
– mixing on "Ain't Gonna Cry Again" * Mark "Tuffty" Evans – mixing on "In a Better World" and "Move On Up" Other * Jeremy Plumb – design * Lorenzo Agius – photography


Charts


References

{{reflist 1997 songs 1997 debut singles Chrysalis Records singles Songs written by Peter Cox (musician) Songs written by Peter-John Vettese Song recordings produced by Peter-John Vettese