"Cry, Cry, Cry" is a song written by

John Scott Sherrill John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. His brother, Donn Sherrill, was a student at Vanderbilt, where he introduced John Scott to his fraternity brother, Scott Siman, who recorded demos ...

and Don Devaney, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

group

Highway 101 Highway 101 was an American country music band founded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. The initial lineup consisted of Paulette Carlson (lead vocals), Jack Daniels (guitar), Curtis Stone (bass guitar, vocals), and Scott "Cactus" Moser (drum ...

. It was released in January 1988 as the fourth single from the album ''

''. The song was Highway 101's second number-one single on the country chart. The single went to number one on the

Hot Country Singles Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...

chart, holding the position for one week. In Canada, the song went to number one on the ''

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'' country singles chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Claude Borenzweig and premiered in early 1988.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1988 singles 1987 songs Highway 101 songs Songs written by John Scott Sherrill Song recordings produced by Paul Worley Warner Records singles {{1987-country-song-stub