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The Sound of Your Cry
Words & Music:
Giant/ Baum/ KayeThe clock by the bed is ticking too loud in the quiet night
I lie in the darkness thinking I must go before it's light
Before you open up your eyes and you beg me to stay
I'll leave 'cause I can't stand to see you hurt this way
Sleep my love as I kiss you goodbye
Then I won't hear the sound of your cry
Though I knew the time was coming and our love would end somehow
I just couldn't bear to tell you exactly just when or how
I know we can't go on, that it was wrong to start
But if you wake up crying now, you know you'll break my heart
Sleep my love as I kiss you goodbye
Then I won't hear the sound of your cry
Sleep my love as I kiss you goodbye
Then I won't hear the sound of your cry
Ohhhh, Sleep my love as I kiss you, kiss you, kiss you goodbye
Then I won't hear the sound of your cry
Ohhhh, Sleep my love as I kiss you Recorded:
1970/06/04, first released on
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Listening to the Master and then take 3, it sounds like another singer. I prefer the Master. Elvis sounds better on that one. A truly beautiful song, sung really strong.
Yes take 3 is slightly better than the released master. Contemporary feel for the times which for me started with Kentucky Rain, and a taste I gradually acquired. I also like overblown endings and grandstand finishes so this does for me, a nice production all round.
could listen to the first couple of verses of this track all day long unfortunatly it becomes a little overblown at the end. Had the makings of a real gem initially but still ok though.
Great song, great melody. That is until the end, where it all gets blown out of proportion.
I always loved this song. The outake on the boxset "Platinum" is even better ! The emotion, and the power, in his voice, is amazing ! "The sound of your cry" was the "B" side to the song /single "It's Only Love" and both sides should have been huge on radio, but, it wasn't to be, when it was released in 1971.
I'm leaving was to me a far better choice, much more innovative from that period. Like It's Midnight, among others, the soft part of the begining touches me deeply but the end part is too loud and breaks the charm. Elvis liked to test his voice and in the 70's he really pushed it to the limit wich was great in certain case like Birdge Over Troubled Water, Hurt, Unchained Melody, Tomorrow Never Comes (almost), My Boy... . Power song as I called them. The more it went it's like if he wanted to blow it. I prefer Loving Arms with the sublime peak in the middle and the end quiet and low.
Love this song. Love those over-the-top, big-voiced ballads Elvis favored in the '70s. I often turn the "repeat" button on.
Take 3 is the recording I mostly listen too, the song is good but not single material I would say.
Great track, especially take 3, which really shows the range that Elvis had. His phrasing on the first two verses is astounding. Not so keen on the single, but love the outtakes on this one. Gets 4 stars for take 3!
I much prefer take 3 of this session, the song is well sung by Elvis and perhaps should have received more recognition.
A great song with Elvis giving a powerful rendition. Obviously I was not thinking of Giant/ Baum/ Kaye, when I wrote my last sentence, I was thinking of Tepper/Bennet.
One of my all time favourites. It's such a beautiful melody. The mastertake, that came out as single is superb. I'm not so keen on some outtakes of this song where Elvis is going way over the top. He should have sung it in a lower key (1/2 tone lower), it would have been easier for his voice. Nevertheless the single is fantastic.
What a GREAT song! I'd love to hear a live version, but I assume one does not exist, which is a shame. I have heard the criticism that this is "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" rewritten and also that it really needs another verse instead of quite so many "sleeeeeeep, my loooove"s at the end. And yeah, the song's "plot" is the same as "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and yeah, another verse would have been great. But regardless, this song--as is--is fantastic and deserves to have been heard by more people. Elvis' voice is perfection in this. He nails the big towering parts as well as the intimate opening lines. And the percussion is great as well, mimicking the ticking clock mentioned in line 1. I am sure some will consider this song too over-the-top for Elvis, like "My Boy" or "Sylvia" or "Padre", and while it is certainly in the same vein as those tracks, I love them all and this one especially. I love good ol' rock and roll as much as anybody, but Elvis' voice deserved songs like this sometimes, where he could really knock it out of the park! ("Impossible Dream". "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "My Way" and "Hurt" also fit this mold. Also "Surrender", "Now or Never" and "Heart of Rome". Great songs one and all!)
The most under appreciated Elvis song from the great June of 1970 recording sessions and perhaps his career. This song was released/buried on the flipside of "It's Only Love" in '71 and was not released on a LP until the 1981 LP "Elvis' Greatest Hits" (The "Elvis Aron Presley" eight record set in 1980 that included lost singles even missed it!). Elvis sings this one masterfully and it is much better than "Rags To Riches" and "Where Did They Go, Lord" (another single release in '71). This song deserved a spot on the album "Love Letters From Elvis" or "Elvis Now". It would have been a highlight on either LP.
One of those songs that I really can hear over and over again.
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