"I Cried" is a song written by James Brown and

Bobby Byrd Bobby Howard Byrd (August 15, 1934 – September 12, 2007) was an American rhythm and blues, soul and funk singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, bandleader and talent scout, who played an integral and important part in the development ...

. It was originally recorded in 1963 by Tammy Montgomery, better known as

Tammi Terrell Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery; April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. ...

, for Brown's Try Me Records. It was her first charting single, reaching #99 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

James Brown recording

James Brown reused the song's

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for his 1966 hit "

It's a Man's Man's Man's World "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" is a song written by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. Brown recorded it on February 16, 1966, in a New York City studio and released it as a single later that year. It reached No. 1 on the '' Billboard'' R& ...

". He later recorded "I Cried" himself, released in April 1971 in a version

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by Dave Matthews that charted #15 R&B and #50 Pop.White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In ''Star Time'' (pp. 54–59) D booklet New York: PolyGram Records. It was his final single for King Records.

Chart performance

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