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{{short description|1969 single by Elvis Presley}}
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| studio = [[American Sound Studios|American Sound]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[Rock music|Rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Elvis-presley-dont-cry-daddy-lyrics|title=Don't Cry Daddy lyrics}}</ref>}}
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| producer = [[Chips Moman]]
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| prev_title2 = [[You'll Think of Me (Elvis Presley song)|You'll Think of Me]]
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| next_title = [[Kentucky Rain]]
| next_year = 1970
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"'''Don't Cry Daddy'''" is a 1969 song recorded by [[Elvis Presley]] written by [[Mac Davis]]. The song was paired with "[[Rubberneckin']]" and both peaked at number six in the United States [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart in January 1970.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-01-31|title=The Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
==Concept==
The song takes place in the mind of the husband of the wife and mother
==Background==
▲The song takes place in the mind of the husband of the wife and mother that had just passed. The characters are the father, the mother, one of his unnamed children, and a young child named Tommy. The young child tells his father not to cry saying they will find a new "mama." He is speaking to his dad to play with him and his brother as done when the children were younger.
The song was written by Scott Davis (also known as [[Mac Davis]]) and recorded by Elvis Presley on January 15 and 21, 1969 and released as a single. The rhythm track was laid down on 15 January and Elvis' vocal overdub on the 21 January. The song reached number 6 in the U.S.<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002''</ref> and number 8 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/don%27t-cry-daddy/|title=don't cry daddy | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> "Don't Cry Daddy" was Presley's first entry in the top 40 of Billboard's (US) Country chart in nine years.
Live recordings were made during his second season in Las Vegas during February 1970 and several of these have been released. However, during the dinner show at the International Hotel on August 13, 1970, he recorded a version that led seamlessly into "[[In the Ghetto]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cBgatJbHQ| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608014252/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cBgatJbHQ&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2020-06-08 | url-status=dead|title=YouTube|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref>
==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1969-70)
!Peak<br>position
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|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])
|align="center"|8
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=196}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]]<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=272}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
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|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|6
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==Duet==
In 1997, [[Lisa Marie Presley]] recorded a duet of "Don't Cry Daddy" and made a video of it, where she sings it with her father. This video was presented on August 16, 1997, at the tribute concert that marked the 20th anniversary of Elvis' death. The recording has Elvis' original vocal, to which new instrumentation and Lisa Marie's vocals were added. The studio version of this duet, however, was unreleased at that time.
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414104235/http://www.elvistribute.us/songs/dont-cry-daddy.php Elvis fans' comments and feelings about "Don't Cry Daddy" song]
{{Elvis Presley singles}}
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[[Category:1969 songs]]
[[Category:Elvis Presley songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mac Davis]]
[[Category:1969 singles]]
[[Category:RCA Victor singles]]
[[Category:1960s ballads]]
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