You Won't See Me Cry

"You Won't See Me Cry"
Single by Wilson Phillips
from the album Shadows and Light
Released April 28, 1992
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD
Genre Pop
Length 3:53 (Single Edit)
4:51 (Album Version)
Label SBK
Songwriter(s) Wilson Phillips, Glen Ballard
Producer(s) Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips singles chronology
"Daniel"
(1991)
"You Won't See Me Cry"
(1992)
"Give It Up"
(1992)

"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 number one in Canada and Finland, number 18 in the United Kingdom, and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the group's last top 50 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 U.S. radio, "You Won't See Me Cry" became the most added song on American Top 40 with 141 adds in its first seven days. It also debuted at No. 33 on the airplay chart.[4] The song debuted at No. 96 and peaked at No. 20 in Billboard Hot 100.[5][6] The song also reached No. 4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 27 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart.[7][8] In Canada, on July 4, 1992, the song reached number one on RPM after nine weeks on the chart.[9] It stayed there for a single week before being succeeded by Mariah Carey's song "I'll Be There."

Charts

References

  1. Sandow, Greg (1992-06-12). "Shadows and Light". EW.com. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  2. "Picks and Pans Review: Shadows and Light". People.com. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  3. "WILSON PHILLIPS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  4. "The Gavin Report" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. May 1, 1992. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  5. "YOU WON T SEE ME CRY av WILSON PHILLIPS - NostalgiListan". Nostalgilistan.se. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  6. "Wilson Phillips - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  7. "Wilson Phillips - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  8. "Wilson Phillips - Chart history". Billboard. 1969-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  9. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  10. "Australian-charts.com – Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  11. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2006." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  12. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1995." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  13. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  15. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Won't See, Me Cry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  17. "Charts.nz – Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Wilson Phillips – You Won't See Me Cry". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  20. "Wilson Phillips Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  21. "Wilson Phillips Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  22. "The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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