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Released on ABC Records, also Kid Charlemagne (Steely Dan), Busted (Ray Charles) and Haitian Divorce (Steely Dan)
Written by Bob McDill, also Amanda (Waylon Jennings), I Recall a Gypsy Woman and Gone Country (Alan Jackson)
Part of Visions, also Some Broken Hearts Never Mend, Fallin’ in Love Again and I’m Getting Good at Missing You
Written by Wayland Holyfield, also Could I Have This Dance (Anne Murray), You’re My Best Friend and Till the Rivers All Run Dry
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bob McDill wrote 4 of Don Williams’s top 10 songs
Wayland Holyfield wrote 3 of Don Williams’s top 10 songs
Bob McDill wrote 89 songs on fono
Wayland Holyfield wrote 38 songs on fono
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Bob McDill and Wayland Holyfield
- Part of
- Visions
- Released on
- ABC Records
- Written by
- Bob McDill and Wayland Holyfield
- Part of
- Visions
- Released on
- ABC Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Bob McDill
Same writer: Wayland Holyfield
Same label: ABC Records
Same release: Visions
Same writer: Bob McDill
Same writer: Wayland Holyfield
Same label: ABC Records
Same release: Visions
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry) was written by Bob McDill
I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry) was written by Bob McDill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry) was written by Wayland Holyfield
I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry) was written by Wayland Holyfield
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry) is part of the release Visions
I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry) is part of the release Visions
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz ABC Records is the label of the song I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry)
ABC Records is the label of the song I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry) was released on 1977
I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry) was released on 1977
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026