"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night" is a song performed by American singer

Kenny Dino Kenneth J. Diono, known professionally as Kenny Dino (July 12, 1939 – December 10, 2009) was an American singer born in Astoria, Queens, New York, United States. Dino's family moved to Hicksville, Long Island in 1955, where he worked on a ...

. It was Dino's only hit on the ''

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'' Top 40, debuting on that chart December 4, 1961, and peaking at number 24.

Doug Sheldon version

Actor

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's cover version was also released in 1961. It reached number 29 on the UK singles chart in 1962.

Robert Plant version

English rock singer

Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following the ...

also recorded a version of the song and included it on his 1990 album ''

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''. It was released as a single and reached number 90 on the UK singles chart and number 8 on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

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Cover versions
1990 singles Robert Plant songs Shakin' Stevens songs 1961 singles 1961 songs Song recordings produced by Spike Stent {{1990s-rock-single-stub