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Written by Berry Gordy, also ABC (The Jacksons), The Love You Save (The Jacksons) and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
Released on Argo, also Something’s Got a Hold on Me, Sunday Kind of Love and Trust in Me
Produced by Leonard Chess, also Sunday Kind of Love, Trust in Me and My Dearest Darling
Part of At Last!, also Sunday Kind of Love, Trust in Me and My Dearest Darling
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Leonard Chess produced 7 of Etta James’s top 10 songs
Phil Chess produced 7 of Etta James’s top 10 songs
Berry Gordy wrote 81 songs on fono
Berry Gordy’s most frequent co-writer is Fonce Mizell (24 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Berry Gordy, Billy Davis and Gwen Fuqua
- Produced by
- Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
- Performed by
- Etta James
- Part of
- At Last!
- Released on
- Argo
- Written by
- Berry Gordy, Billy Davis and Gwen Fuqua
- Produced by
- Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
- Performed by
- Etta James
- Part of
- At Last!
- Released on
- Argo
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Berry Gordy
Same producer: Leonard Chess
Same writer: Billy Davis
Same label: Argo
Same writer: Berry Gordy
Same producer: Leonard Chess
Same writer: Billy Davis
Same writer: Berry Gordy
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz All I Could Do Was Cry was performed by Etta James
All I Could Do Was Cry was performed by Etta James
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz All I Could Do Was Cry was produced by Leonard Chess
All I Could Do Was Cry was produced by Leonard Chess
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz All I Could Do Was Cry was produced by Phil Chess
All I Could Do Was Cry was produced by Phil Chess
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz All I Could Do Was Cry was written by Berry Gordy
All I Could Do Was Cry was written by Berry Gordy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz All I Could Do Was Cry was written by Billy Davis
All I Could Do Was Cry was written by Billy Davis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz All I Could Do Was Cry was written by Gwen Fuqua
All I Could Do Was Cry was written by Gwen Fuqua
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz All I Could Do Was Cry is part of the release At Last!
All I Could Do Was Cry is part of the release At Last!
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Argo is the label of the song All I Could Do Was Cry
Argo is the label of the song All I Could Do Was Cry
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz All I Could Do Was Cry was released on 1960-11-15
All I Could Do Was Cry was released on 1960-11-15
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026