"Inside That I Cried" is a song by American singer

CeCe Peniston Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston (; born September 6, 1969) is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song " Finally" re ...

, released as the fifth and last single from her debut album, '' Finally'' (1992), on

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. The single release includes "Hitmix", a medley of her songs " Finally", "

We Got a Love Thang "We Got a Love Thang" is a song by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, released on December 30, 1991 by A&M Records as the second single from her debut album, '' Finally'' (1992). The song was co-written by Chantay Savage and produced by S ...

", " Keep On Walkin'", "Lifeline" and "It Should Have Been You", all taken from the album. "Inside That I Cried" reached the top 10 of the American ''

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chart and peaked at number 94 on the US ''Billboard''

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. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Craig Lytle from

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stated that here, Peniston "tenderly caresses the grieving lyric of the percolating

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'' wrote, "After a trio of kinetic club-friendly

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hits, A&M wisely brings forth a mournful, '70s-styled

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ballad that confirms what a growing legion of programmers and consumers already know: Peniston has the voice and charisma to establish a lengthy career as a pop

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." Another editor described the song as a "pensive R&B ballad". John Martinucci from the ''

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'' commented, "Ce Ce slows everything down on her fourth release for urban radio. By eliminating the sometimes distracting high energy production, Ce Ce's beautiful voice gets an opportunity to be showcased on this

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Track listings and formats

* 7-inch, Jamaica, #() # "Inside That I Cried" (LP version) - 5:50 # "Inside That I Cried" (edit) - 4:46 * Cassette, US, #AM 0059/31458 0059 # "Inside That I Cried" (edit) - 4:46 # "Inside That I Cried" (LP version) - 5:50 * 7-inch, UK, #AM0121/580121-7 * CS, UK, #AMMC 0121/580121-4 # "Inside That I Cried" (radio mix) - 3:49 # "Hitmix 7" - 3:56 * 12-inch, UK, #AMY 0121/580 121-1 # "Inside That I Cried" (radio mix) - 3:49 # "It Should Have Been You" (LP version) - 5:51 # "Hitmix 12" - 11:29 * MCD, UK, #AMCD 0121 # "Inside That I Cried" (radio mix) - 3:49 # "Hitmix 7" - 3:56 # "It Should Have Been You" (LP version) - 5:51 # "Hitmix 12" - 11:29

Credits and personnel

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Charts

Release history

"Hitmix"

Credits

Management * Recording studios – Aztec Studios, Phoenix; Chaton Recordings,

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– Third Coast Music (ASCAP) Production * Writers – Peniston, Felipe Delgado, Elbert Lee Linnear, Eric Miller, Jeremiah McAllister,

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, Steven Hurley,

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, Darryl Thompson * Producers – Delgado, Jackson, Hurley ,

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* Mixing – Hurley, Morales, Gail King * Arrangement – Hurley,

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(vocals) *

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– Morales, Hurley * Engineering – David Sussman, Larry Sturm, John Poppo, Hurley (remix) Personnel * Vocals – Peniston * Backing vocals – Savage, Russell,

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* Percussion – Morales,

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( acoustic and solo) * Keyboards – Hurley, Peter Schwartz , Terrance Burrus, Jackson * Drums

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References

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External links

* {{authority control 1992 songs 1992 singles CeCe Peniston songs A&M Records singles Songs about heartache Contemporary R&B ballads Soul ballads 1990s ballads