"Cry Wolf" is a song by American singer

Laura Branigan Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single " Gloria", stayed on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for ...

, released as the third and final single from her fifth studio album, ''

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'' (1987). It was written by singer-songwriter

Jude Johnstone Jude Johnstone is an American singer-songwriter. Her songs have been covered by Laura Branigan, Trisha Yearwood, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Mary Black, and others. Johnstone wrote the No. 1 song ...

, who later recorded the song herself for her 2002 debut album.

Stevie Nicks Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...

recorded a cover in 1989 for her fourth solo studio album, '' The Other Side of the Mirror''.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''

''. *

– vocals *

David Kershenbaum David Kershenbaum is an American record producer and entrepreneur, born in Springfield, Missouri. He has worked with many artists including Duran Duran, Tracy Chapman, Joe Jackson, Laura Branigan, Bryan Adams, Supertramp, Cat Stevens, Elkie Br ...

– production *

Bob Marlette Robert Roy Marlette (born December 7, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixer, and songwriter. His production, writing and mixing credits include David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Sebastian Bach, ...

– arrangements, keyboards, guitars, string arrangements, drum programming *

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– drums * John Nelson – guitars *

Kim Scharnberg Kim Scharnberg is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, record producer and conductor. Early life and education He was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was exposed to a large variety of different music while growing up. He started to ...

– string arrangements, conducting * Kenneth G. Kugler –

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* Julie Ann Gigante, Ralph D. Morrison III, Clayton Haslop, Alexander Horvath, R.F. Peterson, Arthur Zadinsky, Michael Nowak, Raymond J. Tischer II, Margot MacLaine, Armen Ksjikian, Dennis Karmazyn, Michael Matthews – strings * David J. Holman – engineering, mixing, PPG programming

Charts

Cover versions

* 1989:

was the first to cover the song and it was featured on her album '' The Other Side of the Mirror''. * 1992:

Anne Haigis Anne Haigis (born 9 December 1955) is a German musician, singer and songwriter. Through the 1980s, she gained commercial success with rock songs, blues and ballads sung in German with her native Swabian accent. In the 1990s she incorporated Eng ...

covered the song as the title track to her eighth studio album. * 2002:

, the writer of the song, recorded it herself for her debut album ''

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''.

References

{{authority control 1987 songs 1988 singles Atlantic Records singles Laura Branigan songs Song recordings produced by David Kershenbaum Songs written by Jude Johnstone Stevie Nicks songs