You Won't See Me Cry

"You Won't See Me Cry" is a song by American pop music group Wilson Phillips from their second studio album, Shadows and Light (1992). The song was released on April 28, 1992, by SBK Records. It was released as the lead single from the album, reaching No. 1 in Canada and Finland, No. 18 in the United Kingdom, and No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the group's last top-50 hit in most countries.

"You Won't See Me Cry"
Single by Wilson Phillips
from the album Shadows and Light
Released	April 28, 1992
Genre	Pop
Length	4:51 (album version) 3:53 (single edit)
Label	SBK
Songwriter(s)	Wilson Phillips Glen Ballard
Producer(s)	Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips singles chronology
"Daniel" (1991) "You Won't See Me Cry" (1992) "Give It Up" (1992)

Critical reception

Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly called the song "tough/sweet blend of sadness and underlying strength."^[1] David Hiltbrand of People disagreed, describing it as a "wispy and anemic ballad."^[2]

Chart performance

"You Won't See Me Cry" debuted and peaked at No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3] It also hit No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[4] No. 15 on the Cash Box Top 100^[5] and No. 4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. ^[6]

In Canada, "You Won't See Me Cry" reached number one on the RPM Top Singles chart for one week.^[7] The song also topped the Finnish Singles Chart the weeks of May 25 and June 1, 1992.^[8] Elsewhere, the single reached the top 50 in Australia, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland.^[9][10]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 31 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[11] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 25 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 1 Germany (GfK)[13] 36 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 30 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[14] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 61 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 46 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 11 UK Singles (OCC)[3] 18 US Cash Box Top 100[18] 15 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 20 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[20] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[21] 22 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[22] 22 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 30

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	April 28, 1992	CD cassette	SBK	[citation needed]
United Kingdom	May 11, 1992	7-inch vinyl CD cassette		[24]
Japan	May 31, 1992	Mini-CD		[25]