Cry Like a Baby

1968 song written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, and performed by The Box Tops
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Cry Like a Baby

Summary

Cry Like a Baby is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cry Like a Baby's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Cry Like a Baby followed Neon Rainbow[4].
  • Cry Like a Baby was produced by Chips Moman[5].
  • Cry Like a Baby was performed by The Box Tops[6].
  • Cry Like a Baby's record label is recorded as Mala[7].
  • Cry Like a Baby's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Cry Like a Baby was released on February 1968[9].
  • Cry Like a Baby's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Cry Like a Baby[10].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[11]

  • First release date: 1968[12]

  • Genre(s): rock, rock and roll[13]

  • Community tags: rock, rock and roll[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d0896e89-46f9-4783-94bf-b1120612fb74[15]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Cry Like a Baby was The Box Tops[6]. It was produced by Chips Moman[5].

Publication

Cry Like a Baby was published on February 1968[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cry Like a Baby followed Neon Rainbow[4].

Why It Matters

Cry Like a Baby ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [11] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cry-like-a-baby_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cry Like a Baby}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cry-like-a-baby}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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