Cry Wolf (Laura Branigan song)

"Cry Wolf" is a song originally recorded by American pop singer Laura Branigan, released as the third single from her 1987 album Touch becoming a US top-20 adult contemporary hit. It was written by singer-songwriter Jude Johnstone who later recorded the song herself for her 2002 debut album. Stevie Nicks recorded a cover in 1989 for The Other Side of the Mirror.

Track listings

7" single^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cry Wolf"	4:49
2.	"Whatever I Do"	4:01

7" single (Europe)^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cry Wolf"	4:49
2.	"Touch"	4:06

Personnel

Laura Branigan – lead vocals, background vocals
David J. Holman – engineer, mixer
Jude Johnstone – composer
David Kershenbaum – producer
Bob Marlette – arrangements, keyboards, guitars, drum programming
John Nelson – guitars
Kim Scharnberg – string arrangement
Carlos Vega – drums

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	20
Australia (ARIA)	98

Cover versions

1989: Stevie Nicks was the first to cover the song and it was featured on her album The Other Side of the Mirror.
1992: Anne Haigis covered the song as the title track to her eighth studio album.
2002: Jude Johnstone, the writer of the song, recorded it herself for her debut album Coming of Age.

References

↑ "Laura Branigan - Cry Wolf (Vinyl, 7-89121) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "Laura Branigan - Cry Wolf (Vinyl, 789 173-7) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Laura Branigan singles

Branigan	"All Night With Me" "Gloria"

Branigan 2	"Solitaire" "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" "Deep in the Dark"

Self Control	"Self Control" "The Lucky One" "Ti Amo" "Satisfaction" "With Every Beat of My Heart"

Hold Me	"Spanish Eddie" "Hold Me" "Maybe Tonight" "I Found Someone"

Touch	"Shattered Glass" "Power of Love" "Cry Wolf" "Spirit of Love"

Laura Branigan	"Moonlight on Water" "Never in a Million Years" "Turn the Beat Around"

Over My Heart	"Didn't We Almost Win It All" "It's Been Hard Enough Getting Over You" "How Can I Help You to Say Goodbye" "Love Your Girl"

The Best of Branigan	"Dim All the Lights"

Other singles	"Memories" "Fool's Affair" "Looking Out for Number One" "Tell Him" "Come into My Life" "Heart of Me" "Tokio" "I Believe"

Other songs	"Mama" "Foolish Lullaby"

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