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Line 1: {{Refimprove\|date=April 2021}} ~~{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->~~ {{short description\|1969 single by Elvis Presley}} ~~\| Name = Don't Cry Daddy~~ {{Infobox song ~~\| Cover =~~ \| ~~Cover~~name ~~size~~ = Don't Cry Daddy \| cover = Elvis_Presley_Don't_Cry_Daddy_PS.jpg ~~\| Caption =~~ \| ~~Artist~~alt = ~~[[Elvis Presley]]~~ \| ~~Album~~ type = single \| ~~A-side~~artist = [[Elvis = Presley]] \| ~~B-side~~ album = ~~Rubberneckin'~~ \| ~~Released~~ B-side = [[~~1969~~Rubberneckin']] \| ~~Format~~ released = 45{{start ~~rpm~~date\|1969\|11\|11}} \| ~~Recorded~~ recorded = January 15, 1969 \| ~~Genre~~studio = [[American Sound Studios\|American =Sound]], [[~~Rock~~Memphis, ~~music~~Tennessee\|~~Rock~~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>}} ~~\| Length = 2:50~~ \| ~~Label~~ length = {{duration\|m= 2\|s=43}} \| ~~Writer~~ label = [[~~Mac Davis\|Scott~~RCA ~~Davis~~Victor]] \| ~~Producer~~ writer = [[Mac Davis]] \| producer = [[Chips Moman]] ~~\| Certification =~~ \| ~~Last single~~ prev_title = [[Suspicious Minds]] \| prev_title2 = [[You'll Think of Me (Elvis Presley song)\|You'll Think of Me]] ~~\| This single = Don't Cry Daddy~~ \| ~~Next single~~ prev_year = ~~Rubberneckin'~~1969 \| next_title = [[Kentucky Rain]] ~~\| Misc =~~ \| next_year = 1970 }} "'''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== "'''Don't Cry Daddy'''" 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 21st. Some speculate that it is a consolation song considering that Elvis's father became a widower upon the death of his wife in 1958. The song reached #6 in the U.S. and #8 in the U.K. The song takes place in the mind of the husband of the wife and mother who is no longer present (it is not stated in the lyrics whether her absence is due to death, marital separation, divorce or abandonment). The characters are the father~~, the mother~~, one of his unnamed children, and a young child named Tommy. The ~~young~~unnamed child ~~tells~~begs ~~his~~the father not to cry, saying they will find a new "mommy.", Heand isurges ~~speaking~~the ~~to his dad~~father to play with ~~him~~the ~~and his brother~~children as ~~done~~they ~~when~~did ~~the children~~in ~~were~~happier ~~younger~~times.▼ ==Background== 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 on 13 August 1970 at the International Hotel he recorded a version which led seamlessly into [[In The Ghetto]]. 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 \|- \|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]]) \|align="center"\|8 \|- \|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 \|- \|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 \|- \|US [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] \|align="center"\|6 \|} ==Duet== In 1997, [[Lisa Marie Presley]] ~~re-~~recorded ~~this~~a asduet of "Don't Cry Daddy" and made a ~~duet~~video of it, where she sings it with her father's. ~~voice~~This invideo ~~1997~~was ~~for~~presented anon ~~Elvis~~August ~~tribute~~16, ~~concert.~~1997, ~~The~~at ~~recording~~the ~~was~~tribute ~~not~~concert ~~for~~that ~~commercial~~marked ~~use.~~the ~~The~~20th ~~song~~anniversary ~~created~~of Elvis' ~~renewed~~death. ~~interest~~The inrecording ~~her~~has asElvis' aoriginal ~~recording~~vocal, ~~artist.~~to Itwhich ~~displayed~~new ~~the~~instrumentation ~~huskey~~and ~~timbre~~Lisa inMarie's ~~her~~vocals ~~voice~~were added. The ~~duet~~studio ~~portion~~version onof ~~the~~this ~~original~~duet, ~~recording~~however, was ~~done~~unreleased byat ~~[[Ronnie~~that ~~Milsap]]~~time. ==~~Cover~~References== {{Reflist}} ~~There is a very professional version sung in Spanish 'by Marco, the voice of rock and roll in Colombia. Marco Tulio Sanchez was recorded in late 2009~~ ==~~Concept~~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] ▲The song takes place in the mind of the husband of the wife and mother who is no longer present. 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 "mommy." He is speaking to his dad to play with him and his brother as done when the children were younger. ~~{{Elvis Presley}}~~ {{Elvis Presley singles}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Elvis Presley songs]]▼ [[daCategory:~~Don't~~1969 ~~Cry Daddy~~songs]] [[plCategory:~~Don't~~Elvis ~~Cry~~Presley ~~Daddy~~songs]] [[Category:Songs written by Mac Davis]] ~~[[ru:Don’t Cry Daddy]]~~ [[Category:1969 singles]] ▲[[Category:~~Elvis~~RCA ~~Presley~~Victor ~~songs~~singles]] [[Category:1960s ballads]]