First off, let me apologize about the heavy surface noise on this record. It's the type of thing that doesn't stop me from enjoying a record and this is a tricky one to find.
After leaving the Drifters, Ben had a glorious career (including "Stand By Me" which is not only one of the most popular oldies of all time but also inspired hundreds of other records, rhythmically; records that are affectionally known today as "popcorn").
Inexplicably, this incredible song wasn't a hit, anywhere. In this listeners' opinion, this track stands proudly next to "Stand By Me" and "There Goes My Baby" as Ben E's finest moments on wax (and perhaps my favorite). This is also another soaring, epic production by the legendary Bert Berns.
from 1965...
BEN E. KING - CRY NO MORE
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