{{Infobox song | name = Cry Softly | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Andy Williams | album = You Lay So Easy on My Mind | B-side = You Lay So Easy on My Mind | released = March 1975 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Easy listening | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=12}} | label = Columbia Records 10113 | writer = Buddy Killen, Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton | producer = | prev_title = Love Said Goodbye | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = Sad Eyes | next_year = 1975 }}
"'''Cry Softly'''" is a song written by Buddy Killen, Billy Sherrill, and Glenn Sutton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Nancy-Ames-Cry-Softly-I-Dont-Want-To-Talk-About-It/release/5364409|title=Nancy Ames – Cry Softly / I Don't Want to Talk About It (1966, 4-Prong Push-Out Centre, Vinyl)|website=Discogs |year=1966 }}</ref> It is based on ''Liebesträume'' by Franz Liszt. Nancy Ames originally recorded the song in 1966. Her version reached No. 95 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>[http://www.45cat.com/record/db8039 Nancy Ames, "Cry Softly" ] Retrieved July 5, 2013</ref>
==Cover versions== Andy Williams included a version on his 1974 album ''You Lay So Easy on My Mind''. The song reached #20 on the adult contemporary chart in 1975.<ref>[http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=125786 Andy Williams, "Cry Softly" chart positions] Retrieved June 19, 2013</ref>
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Category:1966 songs Category:1966 singles Category:1975 singles Category:Songs written by Buddy Killen Category:Songs written by Billy Sherrill Category:Songs written by Glenn Sutton Category:Andy Williams songs Category:Columbia Records singles
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