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Crying (Roy Orbison song)
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"Crying"
Single by Roy Orbison
from the album Crying
B-side
"Candy Man"
Released
July 1961
Genre
Country
rock
Length
2:46
Label
Monument 447
Songwriter(s)
Roy Orbison
Joe Melson
Producer(s)
Fred Foster
Roy Orbison singles chronology
"Running Scared"
(1961) "Crying"
(1961) "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
(1962)
"Running Scared"
(1961) "Crying"
(1961) "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
(1962)
"Crying" is a ballad written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson that was a hit for Orbison.
Contents
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1 Composition
2 Release and reception
3 Don McLean version
3.1 Chart performance
3.1.1 Weekly singles charts
3.1.2 Year-end charts
4 Other cover versions
5 Live cover performances
6 Appearances in film, television and other media
7 References
8 External links
Composition[edit]
Dave Marsh calls the song a "rock-bolero" with "blaring strings, hammered tympani, a ghostly chorus, the gentle strum of a guitar, [and] a hint of marimba".[1] Billboard observes an "expressive reading" on the "country-flavored ballad."[2] The personnel on the original recording included Orbison session regulars Bob Moore on bass; Floyd Cramer on piano; Buddy Harman on drums; and Boudleaux Bryant, Harold Bradley, and Scotty Moore on guitar.
Release and reception[edit]
The song was released as a 45-rpm single by Monument Records in July 1961 and reached No. 1 on the United States Cashbox chart for a week on October 7, 1961, and peaked at No. 2 on the rival Billboard Hot 100. Despite not reaching the summit in the latter publication, Billboard ranked the record as the No. 4 song of 1961.[3]
In 1987, Orbison rerecorded the song as a duet with k.d. lang as part of the soundtrack for the motion picture Hiding Out. Their collaboration won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The duet version was a minor US chart hit for the pair, peaking at No. 28 Adult Contemporary and No. 42 on the hot country singles chart,[4] though it was a more substantial hit in the UK in 1992, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1993, the song recharted on the US Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 40.[5]
In 2002, "Crying" was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked it 69th on their list of the "500 greatest songs of all time".[6]
Don McLean version[edit]
"Crying"
Single by Don McLean
from the album Chain Lightning
B-side
"Genesis (In the Beginning)"
Released
1980
Genre
Country
easy listening
Length
3:35
Label
Millennium
Songwriter(s)
Roy Orbison
Joe Melson
Don McLean singles chronology
"Wonderful Baby"
(1975) "Crying"
(1980) "It's Just the Sun"
(1981)
"Wonderful Baby"
(1975) "Crying"
(1980) "It's Just the Sun"
(1981)
Don McLean recorded by far the most successful cover of the song, taking it to No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1981.[7] His version of "Crying" also reached No. 2 adult contemporary and No. 6 Country. It fared even better in the UK, where it reached No. 1, spending three weeks atop the UK Singles Chart.[8] McLean issued an album in 1981; however, "Crying" was taken from his 1978 album, Chain Lightning. It became his second greatest hit.
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly singles charts[edit]
Chart (1980–81)
Peak
position
Australia 27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 1
Canada Top Singles 7
Canada Country 1
Dutch Top 40[10] 1
New Zealand[11] 11
UK 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 5
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 2
U.S. Billboard Country 6
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[13] 6
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1980)
Rank
Australia[14] 119
UK[15] 15
Chart (1981)
Rank
Canada 49
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 40
U.S. Cash Box[17] 52
Other cover versions[edit]
In 1962, Waylon Jennings released his version ("Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)") on BAT Records as one of his first singles.
Del Shannon included the song in his 1964 album Handy Man.
A version by Jay and the Americans reached No. 25 in the US in 1966.
Glen Campbell also covered this song on his 1967 Gentle on My Mind album.[18]
Dottie West recorded it on her 1968 album What I'm Cut Out to Be.
Lynn Anderson recorded it for her 1968 album Big Girls Don't Cry.
B. J. Thomas included the song on his 1975 album Reunion
Experimental art rock guitarist Adrian Belew recorded a simple solo acoustic version of the song on his 1993 album The Acoustic Adrian Belew.
The Brazilian duo Chitãozinho & Xororó performed a Portuguese version of the song entitled "Lágrimas" in their 1998 album Na Aba do Meu Chapéu.
Gene Pitney included the song in his 1999 album Gene Pitney Sings Great Ballads.
Rebekah Del Rio performed an a cappella Spanish language version of the song entitled "Llorando" in the 2001 David Lynch film Mulholland Drive.[19]
Belgian singer Dana Winner recorded a version for her 2002 album Unforgettable Too
South African singer Nicholis Louw recorded a version in 2004.[20]
In 2007, Billy Gilman released it as a single.
Russian Red covered the song in 2009[21]
Mark Vincent covered the song for his 2010 album Compass (Mark Vincent album)
Clay Aiken recorded the song with Linda Eder on his 2010 album Tried and True.
La India covered the song in a salsa style on her 2010 album, Unica.
Il Divo included the song on the album Wicked Game in 2011.
Austra recorded a version for their deluxe edition 2011 album Feel It Break.
Billy Joe Royal released a version of the song.
Three other cover versions made country music charts over time. Charting with the song were:
Arlene Harden (No. 28 in 1970),[22]
Ronnie Milsap (No. 79 in 1976)[23]
Stephanie Winslow (No. 14 in 1980).[24]
Live cover performances[edit]
Carrie Underwood performed this song in the "Top 3" episode of the popular singing show American Idol. Underwood later won the competition.
Emily Vinette performed this song in the "Top 10" episode of Canadian Idol's third season. Vinette was voted off the next night. Ashley Coulter performed the song in the "Top 6" episode of season four. She was also voted off the next night.
In the final round of season two of the talent show America's Got Talent, ventriloquist Terry Fator used his puppet turtle "Winston" to perform this song, while impersonating Roy Orbison. Fator received the highest number of votes and won the competition along with the one million dollar prize.
In 2009 "Crying" was performed by Jamie 'Afro' Archer on the UK version of The X Factor.
American Idol season 12 finalist Kree Harrison performed "Crying" during Music of the American Idols week.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band covered the song live in May 1988, in Madison Square Garden.
Captain Soncho performed this song in New Delhi, India at Hard Rock Cafe.
In 2016, The Voice US finalist Billy Gilman performed this song at the Live Playoffs round.
Appearances in film, television and other media[edit]
U.S. Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney mentioned this song among his top 10 songs of all time in March 2012.[25]
In 2011, "Crying" was featured in the American comedy-drama film 50/50.[26]
"Crying" was featured in an episode of Only Fools and Horses. The episode "Stage Fright" featured Raquel and a guest character Tony Angelino (played by Philip Pope) singing this song at a function. Angelino had a rhotacism, causing him to pronounce his Rs incorrectly.
"Crying" is featured near the start of the first of the Australian telemovie trilogy Small Claims starring Rebecca Gibney and Claudia Karvan.
"Crying" was featured in the 1997 dystopian art movie Gummo. After huffing glue, Tummler remarks that his cross-dressing brother used to sing "Crying". Tummler then proceeds to weakly sing parts of the song. The original version of the song is used during the last scenes of the movie.
The song is featured in the 1999 film Paperback Hero, sung by Hugh Jackman and Claudia Karvan.
"Llorando" was featured in a famous scene in Mulholland Drive and during the closing scenes of Prison Break in season 3.
In "Ally McBeal", season 2 episode 6 "Worlds without love", Crying is sung by Vonda Shepard.
On February 2, 2008, k.d. lang, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live program, said that Roy had told her that this song was written after he had seen an ex-girlfriend at a burger stand.
In early 2008, "Crying" was featured in an anti-drunk-driving commercial. It is sung karaoke-style.
In Sports Night, season 2, episode 14 ("And the Crowd Goes Wild"), Casey McCall wears sunglasses during the course of a day following an eye exam. His colleagues ridicule him for this, one of them saying, "Hit the high note in 'Crying' and I'll be impressed," in reference to Orbison and his trademark sunglasses.
In The Sopranos, season 5, episode 2 ("Rat Pack"), the song is playing at a diner while Tony is meeting with contractor Jack Massarone.
In Heroes, season 3, episode 23 ("1961"), "Crying" is playing in the background.
In The Walking Dead, season 7, episode 3 ("The Cell"), Daryl Dixon gives in to tears of guilt and sorrow while the song is played.
In Bates Motel, season 5, episode 6 "Marion", during the series recreation of the iconic shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Marsh, Dave (1999). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Da Capo Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 030680901X.
Jump up ^ "Spotlight Singles of the Week". Billboard: 27. July 31, 1961. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
Jump up ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 305. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 180.
Jump up ^ "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart History : "Crying" - Don McLean". Song-database.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
Jump up ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 382. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Don Mclean – Crying" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 Sep 16.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
Jump up ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1980-10-19. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
Jump up ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992" Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ "UK Singles of the Year" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications. December 27, 1980. p. 30. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
Jump up ^ Eder, Bruce. Gentle on My Mind at AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ Taubin, Amy (September–October 2001). "In Dreams", Film Comment, 37 (5), p. 51–55.
Jump up ^ "Covers by Nicholis Louw". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
Jump up ^ "Check out Russian Red Performing "Crying!"". Roy Orbison. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, p. 179
Jump up ^ Whitburn, p. 279
Jump up ^ Whitburn, p. 472
Jump up ^ "Mitt Romney names the greatest tunes off all time". Politico. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
Jump up ^ "IMDB soundtrack list for the movie 50/50". IMDb.com. 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
External links[edit]
"Crying" at Allmusic
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Theme from MASH" by Mash UK number one single (Don McLean version)
21 June 1980 - 12 July 1980 Succeeded by
"Xanadu" by Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
Preceded by
"Guitar Man"
by Elvis Presley RPM Country Tracks
number-one single (Don McLean version)
April 11-April 18, 1981 Succeeded by
"Old Flame"
by Alabama
Preceded by
"Hollywood Love"
by Carroll Baker RPM Country Tracks
number-one single of the year (Don McLean version)
1981 Succeeded by
"Love Will Turn You Around"
by Kenny Rogers
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In American football, a touchback is a ruling which is made and signaled by an official when the ball becomes dead on or behind a team's own goal line (i.e., in an end zone) and the opposing team gave the ball the momentum, or impetus, to travel over or across the goal line.[1] Such impetus may be imparted by a kick, pass, fumble, or in certain instances by batting the ball. A touchback is not a play, but a result of events that may occur during a play. A touchback is the opposite of a safety with regard to impetus since a safety is scored when the defending team is responsible for the ball becoming dead on or behind its own goal line.
Examples of instances where a touchback would be awarded include when:
A kickoff or punt enters the end zone and is downed by the receiving team without the ball being advanced beyond the goal line. Thus, a player on the receiving team could attempt to advance the ball out of his own end zone, but the original impetus from the kick remains as long as the ball does not completely cross the goal line into the field of play. If a kick is fielded by the receiving team in its end zone, is advanced beyond the goal line, and then the ball carrier retreats back into his own end zone where the ball is downed, it is a safety. If a member of the kicking team recovers a kick-off in the end zone, the play is ruled as a touchdown.
In high school football, any kicked ball that crosses the plane of the goal line, unless it is a successful field goal.
A kickoff or punt touches the ground in the receiving team's end zone before being touched by a player of the receiving team. However, in the NFL, a kickoff is considered live until it is downed by the receiving team. If a kicked-off ball in the NFL goes untouched into the end zone and then is recovered by a member of the kicking team, it's a touchdown for the kicking team.
A kickoff or punt goes out of bounds behind or over the receiving team's goal line or touches the goal posts or crossbar (and does not score a field goal).
A ball carrier fumbles the ball within the field of play forward into his opponents end zone and the loose ball then goes out of bounds behind or above his opponent's goal line, is recovered and downed by an opposing player in the end zone, or touches the pylon. The opposing team would be awarded the touchback.
A defensive player intercepts a forward pass in his own end zone and the ball becomes dead behind or over the goal line. Like the instance of a kickoff or punt fielded in an end zone, the intercepting player can attempt to advance the ball but it is still a touchback as long as the ball never completely crosses the goal line into the field of play before it is downed.
A blocked punt goes back into the end zone and the defensive team intentionally bats or kicks the ball out the back of the end zone. Offense must decline penalty.
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2 Canadian football
3 Six- and eight-man football
4 Differences
5 References
American football[edit]
In standard outdoor American football, the team awarded the touchback receives possession of the ball at its own 20-yard line in college football, and the 20 yard-line for professional football, on kickoffs and free kicks after a safety as of the 2012 season. In arena football, and other indoor football games, a touchback results in the team awarded the touchback receiving the football at its own 3-yard line. This can result from any of the above events except for punting, which is not a part of arena football. (In arena football, a kicked ball usually bounces back into play off of the rebound nets, but the above can still occur when the ball lands in the slack nets behind the goalposts after a kickoff, passes under the rebound nets and out of play, or in the event of fumbles and interceptions.)
On March 23, 2016, the NFL announced that it would award a touchback on kickoffs at the 25-yard line instead of the previous 20-yard line and much discussion and analysis on the impact of this change has emerged.[2] This new rule was to be re-evaluated after the 2016 NFL season.[3]
If a defensive player gains possession of the ball during a play between his own five-yard line and goal line and the player's original momentum carries him into the end zone, there is no touchback. Instead, the ball is dead at the point where possession changed. In the National Football League, this rule applies regardless of whether possession is gained inside the five-yard line.
In July 2016, the NCAA announced that it had approved the Ivy League to test an experimental kickoff rule in conference play in the 2016 season. Under this rule, kickoffs will be taken from the 40-yard line instead of the 35, and touchbacks will be marked at the 20-yard line instead of the 25. The rule will be re-evaluated in February 2017.[4]
Canadian football[edit]
In Canadian football the term touchback is not used. The failure to advance a kicked ball out of the goal area results in a single point being scored by the kickers, as well as possession by the receivers at their 35-yard line or at the point the ball was kicked from. A turn-over by fumble or interception in the defense's goal area that is not advanced back into the field of play, or a kickoff untouched out of bounds in the end zone, or a kick that touches the goal posts, crossbar, or goal assembly results in a scrimmage on the 25-yard line with no points awarded. If a player's momentum causes the ball to be in the end zone, the ball is treated as if it was recovered in the end zone.
Six- and eight-man football[edit]
For high schools which play six-man football and eight-man football on an 30-yard long field, a touchback is brought out to the 15-yard line.
Differences[edit]
A special rule applies in college football and the NFL with regard to field goal attempts. If a missed field goal occurs in these leagues, where the other team receives possession of the ball depends on the spot from which the ball has been kicked. In NCAA football, the ball will be placed either on the twenty or the line of scrimmage of the play in which the attempt was made; in the NFL, either the twenty or the place from which the ball was kicked. (In either case, the ball goes to the spot which is further from the goal line.) The purpose of this rule is to discourage low-percentage, long-range field goal attempts and to deemphasize the advantage which can accrue when only one team has a kicker who has a reasonable possibility of success from a great distance. In American high school football (except in Massachusetts and Texas, which use college football rules), the missed field goal, regardless of where attempted on the field, results in a touchback as long as the attempt breaks the plane of the goal line, and in arena football, the field goal is treated as if it were a punt.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ National Football League. 2012 Official Playing Rules and Casebook. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
Jump up ^ The anatomy of the new touchback rule – https://412sportsanalytics.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/the-anatomy-of-the-new-touchback-rule/
Jump up ^ NFL passes automatic ejection rule for 2016 season – http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000646837/article/nfl-passes-automatic-ejection-rule-for-2016-season
Jump up ^ "Ivy League to move kickoffs to 40-yard line" (Press release). NCAA. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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