"She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries)" is a song written by Raymond Smith, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in November 1972 as the first single from the album She Needs Someone to Hold Her. The song was Twitty's ninth number one in the U.S. country chart as a solo artist. It stayed at number one for two weeks and spent 14 weeks in the chart.[1]
| "She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Conway Twitty | ||||
| from the album She Needs Someone to Hold Her | ||||
| B-side | "This Road That I Walk" | |||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | September 27, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Raymond Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
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Personnel
edit- Conway Twitty — vocals
- Joe E. Lewis, The Nashville Sounds — vocals
- Harold Bradley — 6-string electric bass guitar
- Ray Edenton — acoustic guitar
- John Hughey — steel guitar
- Tommy Markham — drums
- Grady Martin — electric guitar
- Bob Moore — bass
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins — piano[2]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1972–1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 8 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
- ^ The Conway Twitty Collection (Media notes). Conway Twitty. Universal City, California: MCA Records. MCAD4-11095.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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