"Please Don't Make Me Cry" is a song written and originally recorded by

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in 1970.

UB40 version

The most well-known recorded version of the song is by

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group

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, and was the follow-up

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to their chart-topping cover of

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's "

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". Both singles were taken from the group's 1983 album ''

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''. The single peaked at number 10 on the singles chart in the UK, becoming their second consecutive Top 10 hit (sixth overall). It also appeared on the group's greatest hits album '' The Very Best of UB40'' in 2000.

Charts

References

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