ELKIE BROOKS Dont Cry Out Loud
It is 40 years since this version of the Peter Allen, Carole Bayer Sager classic charted in Britain for the wonderful singer Elkie Brooks. I know I will be derided by the legion of Elkie fans on youtube for saying so but Melissa Manchester s version is the definitive for me; always has been and always will be, but Ms Brooks brings a different energy and tone to the composition. Unbeknownst to me until now, Elkie s version preceded Melissa s by a few weeks and it reached, 12 in her homeland; whilst the Melissa Manchester Grammy nominated turn reached, 10 in early 1979. I also didn t realise that neither of these great vocal performances were the original of the iconic song. The Moments released it two years earlier; under the title We Don t Cry Out Loud produced by famed singer Sylvia Robinson ( Shame Shame Shame Shirley Company). This R B version was not a major hit but thanks to the pair of aforementioned vocalists, Don t Cry Out Loud is a 70, 3
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