I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To
Four Tops, The Temptations
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You ask if I remembered, when we first met. Girl, tell me how could I ever forget There, you were standing there. Aw, with ruby lips and the golden hair. Your beauty seem to hypnotize me. I had that feeling I was no longer free. But when I ask you for a dance. (For a dance) You wouldn't even give me a chance. (Me a chance) And it hurt me through and through. That was the first time I got over you. You had my heart dingling, Like a puppet on a string. To you I meant nothing, darling. But to me it meant everything. Girl, you know since then through the years. (Through the years) I've shed so many tears. (So many tears) And all because of you, I couldn't cry if I wanted to. I don't know why I still love you. 'Cause you don't even want me around. Year after year it's the same o' thing. You build me up, to let me down. So go on and hurt me. (Hurt me) Aw, like you did. This time it'll be different. Mmm, my tears you'll see no more. 'Cause I've cried so through the years. (Through the years) Until I run out of tears. (Run out of tears) And all because of you, I couldn't cry if I wanted to. I'll never shed another tear. I couldn't cry no more, darling. Seems as though the pain Have gone the tears from my eyes. Never cry, never. Never no more. I'll never shed another tear.
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Written by: JR., EDWARD HOLLAND, EDWARD, JR. HOLLAND, NORMAN J. WHITFIELD
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8 facts about this song
OriginThe song "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To" was first released by The Temptations in 1966 as the B-side to their "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" single.
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SongwriterThe song was written by Edward Holland Jr., who was a part of the renowned Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team responsible for many of the hits produced by Motown Records in the 1960s.
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SingerOne interesting fact about this song is that it is one of the few Temptations songs to feature Paul Williams as the lead vocalist. Williams' baritone lead is one of the defining elements of this track.
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Alternate VersionAnother version of “I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To” was also recorded by another Motown artist, Eddie Holland, in 1964. This version, however, did not achieve the level of success of The Temptations' version.
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Record LabelThe single was released under the Motown's Gordy subsidiary label, which was originated as an R&B/soul music record label.
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Record ProducerNorman Whitfield produced this track. Whitfield is well-known within the Motown community for having produced many of the label's biggest hits and has a significant role in defining the "Motown Sound".
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Chart PerformanceEven though "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To" was the B-side of their single, it gained its own recognition with the A-side "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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LegacyToday, "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To" is seen as a classic example of the type of soul ballads that The Temptations are renowned for and continues to be appreciated by fans of the group and soul music in general.
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