Every Day I Have to Cry (song)

"Every Day I Have to Cry" redirects here. For the Steve Alaimo album, see Every Day I Have to Cry (album).

"Every Day I Have to Cry", also known as "Every Day I Have to Cry Some", is a song written by Arthur Alexander and first recorded by Steve Alaimo in 1962. Although the song has been recorded by many musicians over the years, Alexander did not record his own version until 1975. Alaimo's version went to #46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart^[1] (and #45 Cash Box). It became Alaimo's greatest hit as a recording artist.

"Every Day I Have to Cry"
Single by Steve Alaimo
from the album Every Day I Have to Cry
B-side	"Little Girl (Please Take a Chance With Me)"
Released	December 1962
Genre	Pop, rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Length	2:22
Label	Checker
Songwriter(s)	Arthur Alexander
Steve Alaimo singles chronology
"One Good Reason" (1962) "Every Day I Have to Cry" (1962) "It's a Long, Long Way to Happiness" (1963)

"Everyday I Have to Cry"
Single by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees
B-side	"You Wouldn't Know"
Released	March 1965
Recorded	February 1965 Festival Studios, Sydney
Genre	Pop, rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Length	2:05
Label	Leedon
Songwriter(s)	Arthur Alexander
Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees singles chronology
"Turn Around, Look at Me" (1964) "Everyday I Have to Cry" (1965) "Wine and Women" (1965)

Bee Gees version

The Bee Gees covered "Every Day I Have to Cry" as teenage recording artists in Australia. This version was recorded at Festival Studios in February 1965 and marked an important first for the group, Maurice Gibb playing organ, which was the first of many times he would contribute keyboards to the group's recordings.^[2] The record was backed with "You Wouldn't Know", a Barry Gibb original which was also featured later the same year on the group's first album, The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs.

Both songs were included on the 1998 anthology of the group's Australian recordings Brilliant from Birth.^[3]

Other versions

Artist	Year	Release	Notes
Steve Alaimo	1962	Every Day I Have to Cry	US Billboard #46, US Cashbox #45
Skip and the Flips	1963	released as a single
Julie Grant	1964	released as a single
Dusty Springfield	1964	I Only Want to Be With You, EP
Claude François	1964	Maman chérie, EP	adapted into French as Chaque jour c'est la même chose
Bobby Vee	1965	Live! On Tour
Bee Gees	1965	released as a single	Australia only
The Gentrys	1965	released as single	charted in US, but not Top 40
The McCoys	1966	B-side to "You Make Me Feel So Good"
Ike and Tina Turner	1966	River Deep Mountain High	produced by Phil Spector
Johnny Rivers	1966	...And I Know You Wanna Dance	South Africa #8
The Valentines	1967	released as single	Australia
Sir Lattimore Brown	1968	released as single
Bob Luman	1969	released as a single	peaked at #23 on the US Country Charts
BZN	1969	released as single	Netherlands, peaked at #17 on the Dutch Top 40 Charts
Arthur Alexander	1975	released as a single	US Billboard #45, US Cashbox #51
Joe Stampley	1977	Saturday Nite Dance	#14 Country
Jerry Lee Lewis	1979	released as a single
Eddy Mitchell	1979	C'est bien fait	adapted into French as "Tu peux préparer le café noir"
Debby Boone	1980	B-side to "Perfect Fool"
Graham Parker	1994	Adios Amigo: A Tribute To Arthur Alexander
C. J. Chenier	1996	Louisiana Blues Nuggets
Bob Woodruff	1997	Desire Road
Rick Nelson	1999	The Last Time Around: 1970-1982
Alan Merrill	2003	Double Shot Rocks

References

1. Alexander, Arthur, The Greatest, Ace Records, London, 2006, liner notes
2. Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1965".
3. "Bee Gees - Brilliant from Birth". Discogs.com. 1998.

External links

• Steve Alaimo - Every Day I Have to Cry on YouTube