Cry Baby
Written by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy, this 1963 recording topped the R&B chart and reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, paving the way for soul hits by Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding later in the decade. Garnet Mimms spoke the third verse before the repeated refrain of the song title. The song was later famously recorded by Janis Joplin in 1970.