Read 'Em and Weep

"Read 'Em and Weep"
"Read 'Em and Weep"
Single by Barry Manilow
from the album Greatest Hits Vol. II
B-side	"One Voice"
Released	November 1983
Genre	Easy listening
Length	5:16
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Jim Steinman
Producer(s)	Jim Steinman
Barry Manilow singles chronology
Music video
	Video on YouTube

"Read 'Em and Weep"
"Read 'Em and Weep"
Single by Meat Loaf
from the album Dead Ringer
B-side	"Everything Is Permitted"
Released	November 1981 (US) March 12, 1982 (UK);
Genre	Rock
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Jim Steinman
Producer(s)	Jim Steinman, Jimmy Iovine
Meat Loaf singles chronology
Music video
	Video on YouTube

"Read 'Em and Weep" is a rock music song composed by Jim Steinman. It was originally written for Meat Loaf and recorded for his 1981 album, Dead Ringer, the second of only two tracks on the album produced by Steinman and Jimmy Iovine.

Barry Manilow version

"Read 'Em and Weep" did not become a hit until late 1983, when a slightly rewritten version was recorded by Barry Manilow as one of three new tracks on his compilation album Greatest Hits, Vol. II. This version featured new lyrics for the second half of the song's second verse, as well as slight changes in the first verse and final chorus. It was a chart-topping success, hitting #1 on the Canadian and U.S. Adult Contemporary charts for six weeks, as well as peaking at number #18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the first weeks of 1984.^[2]^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1983–84)	Peak position
Canada Adult Contemporary	1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[4]	17
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
US Billboard Hot 100	18

References

^ "Meat Loaf singles".
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 156.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

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[1] "Meat Loaf singles".

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 156.

[3] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

[4] "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

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v t e Meat Loaf
Studio albums	Bat Out of Hell (1977) Dead Ringer (1981) Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) Bad Attitude (1984) Blind Before I Stop (1986) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) Hell in a Handbasket (2011) Braver Than We Are (2016)
Live albums	Live at Wembley (1987) Live Around the World (1996) VH1: Storytellers (1999) Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004) 3 Bats Live (2008)
Compilations	Hits Out of Hell (1985) Heaven & Hell (1989) The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
Other albums	Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) Free-for-All (1976)
Videography	Hits Out of Hell Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show VH1: Storytellers To Hell and Back: The Meat Loaf Story Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 3 Bats Live Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Tours	The Seize the Night Tour (2006–07) The Casa de Carne Tour (2008) Guilty Pleasure Tour (2011) Mad, Mad World Tour (2012) Last at Bat Tour (2013)
Singles	"What You See Is What You Get" "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "Bat Out of Hell" "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" "Dead Ringer for Love" "Read 'Em and Weep" "In Europe '82" "If You Really Want To" "Razor's Edge" "Midnight at the Lost and Found" "Modern Girl" "Nowhere Fast" "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" "Blind Before I Stop" "Special Girl" "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" "Not a Dry Eye in the House" "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" "Is Nothing Sacred" "Did I Say That?" "Couldn't Have Said It Better" "Man of Steel" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "Cry Over Me" "Los Angeloser"
Related	Discography Jim Steinman Neverland Express Stoney & Meatloaf Ted Nugent Pearl Aday To Hell and Back

v t e Barry Manilow singles
1970s	"Mandy" (1974) "Sandra" (1974) "It's a Miracle" (1975) "Could It Be Magic" (1975) "I Write the Songs" (1975) "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" (1976) "This One's for You" (1976) "Weekend in New England" (1976) "Looks Like We Made It" (1977) "Daybreak" (1977) "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" (1977) "Can't Smile Without You" (1978) "Even Now" (1978) "Copacabana" (1978) "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (1978) "Somewhere in the Night" (1978) "Ships" (1979) "When I Wanted You" (1979)
1980s	"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (1980) "Bermuda Triangle" (1980) "I Made It Through the Rain" (1980) "Lonely Together" (1981) "The Old Songs" (1981) "Somewhere Down the Road" (1981) "Let's Hang On!" (1982) "Stay" (1982) "Oh Julie" (1982) "Memory" (1982) "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (1982) "Read 'Em and Weep" (1983) "When October Goes" (1984) "Run to Me" (1985) "I'm Your Man" (1986) "Keep Each Other Warm" (1989)
1990s	"If I Can Dream" (1990) "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (1997) "I Go Crazy" (1997)
2000s	"River" (2003) "Unchained Melody" (2006) "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (2006) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2007)
2010s	"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (2012)

Barry Manilow version

Chart performance

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