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The Gypsy Cried (song)
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"'The Gypsy Cried'" is a song written by Twyla Herbert & Lou Christie, using his actual name Lugee Sacco,[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=The+Gypsy+Cried+by+Lou+Christie&id=26527 The Gypsy Cried - By: Lou Christie], MusicVF.com. Accessed July 24, 2016. which was released by Lou Christie as a single in 1962."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1962/Billboard%201962-12-08.pdf Music as Written]", 'Billboard', December 8, 1962. p. 47. Accessed July 24, 2016.[http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lou+Christie&titel=The+Gypsy+Cried&cat=s Lou Christie - The Gypsy Cried], norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 24, 2016. The name "Lou Christie" was chosen by C & C Records, and "The Gypsy Cried" was credited to "Lou Christie" before they had consulted with Sacco about the name.Bronson, Fred. (2003). '[https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&pg=PT202#v=onepage&q&f=false The Billboard Book of Number One Hits]', Billboard Books. p. 193. Accessed July 24, 2016.
The song was the first song that Herbert and Christie wrote together, written over a period of 15 minutes, and was Lou Christie's first hit.Behe, Rege, "[http://triblive.com/aande/music/9860811-74/christie-says-hits At 73, Lou Christie's Voice Still Hits the Mark]", 'Pittsburgh Tribune-Review' March 6, 2016. Accessed July 24, 2016. The song was initially released by Pittsburgh-based C & C Records, and was a local hit in Pittsburgh, but it was soon picked up by Roulette Records and became a national hit. The song was released on Lou Christie's eponymous album in 1963."[https://books.google.com/books?id=WQsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27&#v=onepage&q&f=false Album Reviews]", 'Billboard', August 3, 1963. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
The song spent 13 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 24 on March 16, 1963,[https://www.billboard.com/artist/lou-christie/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - Lou Christie The Gypsy Cried Chart History], 'Billboard.com'. Retrieved April 3, 2018. while reaching No. 18 on the 'Cash Box' Top 100,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1963/CB-1963-03-02.pdf Cash Box Top 100]", 'Cash Box', March 2, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved April 5, 2018. and No. 3 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. Chart No. 310.
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