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"You Won't See Me Cry"
Single by Wilson Phillips
from the album Shadows and Light
ReleasedApril 28, 1992
GenrePop
Length
  • 4:51 (album version)
  • 3:53 (single edit)
LabelSBK
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips singles chronology
"Daniel"
(1991) 		"You Won't See Me Cry"
(1992) 		"Give It Up"
(1992)

"You Won't See Me Cry" is a song by American group Wilson Phillips from their second studio album, Shadows and Light (1992). The song was released on April 28, 1992 by SBK Records. It was released as the lead single from the album, reaching No. 1 in Canada and Finland, No. 18 in the United Kingdom, and No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the group's last top-fifty hit in most countries.

Critical reception

Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly called the song "tough/sweet blend of sadness and underlying strength."[1] David Hiltbrand of People disagreed, describing it as a "wispy and anemic ballad."[2]

Chart performance

"You Won't See Me Cry" debuted and peaked at No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart on May 23, 1992.[3] During its first week on US radio, it became the most added song on the American Top 40 with 141 adds in its first seven days,[citation needed] debuting at No. 33 on the airplay chart.[4] The song soon peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] and it also reached No. 4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[6]

In Canada, on July 4, 1992, "You Won't See Me Cry" reached number one on the RPM Top Singles chart after spending nine weeks in the top 100, staying at that position for one week.[7] The song also topped the Finnish Singles Chart on the two-week chart period of May 25 and June 1, 1992.[8] Elsewhere, the single reached the top 50 in Australia, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland.[9][10]

Charts

References

  1. ^ Sandow, Greg (June 12, 1992). "Shadows and Light". EW.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Shadows and Light". People.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Gavin Report" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. May 1, 1992. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Wilson Phillips Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Wilson Phillips Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2006." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  9. ^ a b "Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Won't See, Me Cry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1995." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 24. June 13, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  14. ^ "Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  15. ^ "Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  16. ^ "Notowanie nr545" (in Polish). LP3. July 31, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  17. ^ "Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  18. ^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  19. ^ "The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
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