Song · John Hiatt
“Cry Love” by John Hiatt
From the album Walk On (1995)
“Cry Love” by John Hiatt appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2001 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album Walk On. Its best result is #222 on the WYEP 913 Countdown 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,008 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Cry Love" was the lead single from Walk On, John Hiatt's twelfth album and his first for Capitol, released on October 24, 1995. Hiatt wrote the album's songs on the road while promoting Perfectly Good Guitar, and this one is his alone, words and music. Don Smith produced the record, with David Immerglück taking over guitar from Mike Ward for the sessions.
Mick Haggerty directed the song's video, shot across Los Angeles, Nashville and Piru, California. The song also put Hiatt up for 2 Grammys in 1997: Best Rock Song, and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for Hiatt himself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1525 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2001 | 362 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2009 | 411 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2009 | 858 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2016 | 222 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2024 | 516 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2025 | 434 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
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