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Written by Bob Merrill, also Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney), People (Barbra Streisand) and (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window (Patti Page)
Released on Marginal Records, also Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Darlene Love), Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (Frank Wilson) and Take Me Where You Go (The Supremes)
Written by Terry Shand, also I Double Dare You (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra), Honey, Don't You Love Me Anymore? (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) and Mexican Swing (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bob Merrill wrote 30 songs on fono
Bob Merrill’s most frequent co-writer is Jule Styne (18 songs together)
Terry Shand’s most frequent co-writer is Jimmy Eaton (5 songs together)
Terry Shand first appears on fono in 1938, 51 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Bob Merrill and Terry Shand
- Released on
- Marginal Records
- Written by
- Bob Merrill and Terry Shand
- Released on
- Marginal Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Bob Merrill
Same writer: Terry Shand
IDSame label: Marginal Records
Same writer: Bob Merrill
Same writer: Terry Shand
HDSame label: Marginal Records
Same writer: Bob Merrill
Same writer: Terry Shand
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1MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry was written by Bob Merrill
You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry was written by Bob Merrill
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2MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry was written by Terry Shand
You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry was written by Terry Shand
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3MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry is part of the release You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry is part of the release You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
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4MusicBrainz Marginal Records is the label of the song You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
Marginal Records is the label of the song You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
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5MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry was released on 1989
You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry was released on 1989
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