AccuRadio Song Of The Day-The Caravelles

Artist:The Caravelles

Song:You Don't Have To Be a Baby To Cry

Album:The Best of the Girl Groups Vol. 2

You Don't Have To Be a Baby To Cry was a top five hit in 1963. It was the only big hit for the British girl group The Caravelles. One other song charted so they were not technically a one hit wonder. Lois Wilkinson and Andrea Simpson were co-workers who entertained at office parties. Encouraged by co-workers, they cut a demo of You Don't Have To Be a Baby To Cry which they found on the B side of the Tennessee Ernie Ford classic Sixteen Tons. They called themselves The Caravelles after the French airplane. B.P.R. Records owner Harry Robinson liked the demo enough to record it professionally. Robinson was an arranger who worked with Tommy Steele among others. He sold it to Decca's Ritz label and it reached #6 on the British Singles chart. Decca sold it to Smash Records for the US and it reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. You Don't Have To Be a Baby To Cry was written by veteran songwriters Bob Merrill and Terry Shand and first recorded by Moon Mullican in 1950. Ernest Tubb scored a top ten country hit with the song. The Caravelles released an album but subsequent singles went nowhere. After several unsuccessful singles for Polydor, The Caravelles split up. Lois renamed herself Lois Lane and released an unsuccessful 1968 album for Mercury. Andrea took on a new partner and continued to perform as The Caravelles for many years. You can get You Don't Have To Be a Baby To Cry on this Rhino various artists budget comp. Here's The Caravelles performing You Don't Have To Be a Baby To Cry on French TV 1968.