"Inside That I Cried" is a song by American singer

CeCe Peniston Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston (; born September 6, 1969) is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song "Finally" rea ...

, released as the fifth and last single from her debut album, ''

Finally Finally may refer to: Albums * ''Finally'' (Namie Amuro album) (2017) * ''Finally'' (Blackstreet album) or its title song * ''Finally'' (Sean Ensign album) or its title song "It's My Life (Finally)" * ''Finally'' (Layzie Bone & A.K. album) ...

'' (1992), on

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. The single release includes "Hitmix", a medley of her songs "

", "

We Got a Love Thang "We Got a Love Thang" is a song by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, originally released in January 1992 as the second single from her debut album, ''Finally'' (1992). The song was co-written by Chantay Savage, and became the second numb ...

", " Keep On Walkin'", "Lifeline" and "It Should Have Been You", all taken from the album. "Inside That I Cried" reached the top 10 of the American ''

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'' Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 94 on the US ''Billboard''

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. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 42 on the

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Critical reception

Craig Lytle from

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stated that here, Peniston "tenderly caresses the grieving lyric of the percolating

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from ''

'' wrote, "After a trio of kinetic club-friendly

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hits, A&M wisely brings forth a mournful, '70s-styled

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ballad that confirms what a growing legion of programmers and consumers already know: Peniston has the voice and charisma to establish a lengthy career as a pop diva." Another editor described the song as a "pensive R&B ballad". John Martinucci from the ''

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'' commented, "Ce Ce slows everything down on her fourth release for urban radio. By eliminating the sometimes distracting high energy production, Ce Ce's beautiful voice gets an opportunity to be showcased on this slow jam."

Track listings and formats

* 7-inch, Jamaica, #() # "Inside That I Cried" (LP Version) - 5:50 # "Inside That I Cried" (Edit) - 4:46 * Cassette, US, #AM 0059/31458 0059 # "Inside That I Cried" (Edit) - 4:46 # "Inside That I Cried" (LP Version) - 5:50 * 7-inch, UK, #AM0121/580121-7 * CS, UK, #AMMC 0121/580121-4 # "Inside That I Cried" (Radio Mix) - 3:49 # "Hitmix 7" - 3:56 * 12-inch, UK, #AMY 0121/580 121-1 # "Inside That I Cried" (Radio Mix) - 3:49 # "It Should Have Been You" (LP Version) - 5:51 # "Hitmix 12" - 11:29 * MCD, UK, #AMCD 0121 # "Inside That I Cried" (Radio Mix) - 3:49 # "Hitmix 7" - 3:56 # "It Should Have Been You" (LP Version) - 5:51 # "Hitmix 12" - 11:29

Credits and personnel

Management *

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; The House of Soul,

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– Urban Tracks Music, Mainlot Music, Donyolo Music ( BMI) Production *

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– Rodney Jackson, Malik Byrd, Otto D'Agnolo * Producer,

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) * Mixing – Elliot Peters *

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) Personnel *

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– Cecilia Peniston *

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– Anthony Warren, Phillis Williams, Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris *

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– Robert Buchanan (

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s – Edward Greene *

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– Leonard Castro *

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, John Joseph Barnes (

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), Buchanan (

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)

Charts

Release history

"Hitmix"

Credits

Management * Recording studios – Aztec Studios,

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; Chaton Recordings,

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; Tanglewood Studios,

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; Axis Studios,

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(mixing),

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, New York * Publishing – Wax Museum Music, Mainlot Music, George You've Got It Music, O'Hara Music, MCA, Island Music (BMI); Last Song, Mushroom Music ( AU);

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– Third Coast Music (ASCAP) Production * Writers – Peniston, Felipe Delgado, Elbert Lee Linnear,

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, Jeremiah McAllister,

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, Marc Williams,

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, George Lyter, Michael Judson O'Hara,

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* Mixing – Hurley, Morales, Gail King * Arrangement – Hurley,

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(vocals) *

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– Morales, Hurley * Engineering – David Sussman, Larry Sturm, John Poppo, Hurley (remix) Personnel * Vocals – Peniston * Backing vocals – Savage, Russell, Donell Rush * Percussion – Morales,

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* Piano –

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( acoustic and solo) * Keyboards – Hurley, Peter Schwartz , Terrance Burrus, Jackson * Drums programming – Schwartz, Delgado, Jackson

References

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External links

* {{authority control 1992 singles CeCe Peniston songs 1992 songs A&M Records singles Songs about heartache Contemporary R&B ballads Soul ballads 1990s ballads