There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
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There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) is a pop song written by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry J. Eastmond and Billy Ocean. It was first released in January 1986 on Billy Ocean's album Love Zone , was the second single from the album and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 5, 1986 .
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Barry J. Eastmond recorded keyboards and synthesizers on Ocean's 1984 album Suddenly and co-wrote the song Dancefloor . Because of this, Clive Calder, president of Jive Records , wanted him to work on Ocean's next album as well. Together with Wayne Brathwaite Eastmond should the album production , and the duo was songwriting involved eight of the nine tracks on the album. There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) was one of the first songs written for the album. Eastman said the tune had been on his mind for some time. The text is inspired by a story told by Eastman's wife. One of her friends had just broken up with her partner and there was a certain song that always reminded her of him. This song was played at her new boyfriend's party and she burst into tears, ironically this song was Suddenly by Billy Ocean.
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) was released by Jive Records as a single from Ocean's album Love Zone in mid-1986 and was a number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 for a week on July 5, 1986 .