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'''"Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]].  The music was written by [[Bernie Wayne]], the lyrics by [[Ben Raleigh]]. The song was published in [[1946 in music|1946]].

Three versions were popular in 1946: by [[Dinah Shore]], by [[Andy Russell (singer)|Andy Russell]],<ref name=pc16>{{cite web|author=Gilliland, John. |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633234/m1/#track/4 |title=Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #16 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library |publisher=Digital.library.unt.edu |date=2020-03-23 |accessdate=2021-01-19}}</ref> and by [[Sammy Kaye]] and his Orchestra (with vocal by [[Billy Williams (singer)|Billy Williams]]).

The recording by [[Dinah Shore]] was released by [[Columbia Records]] as catalog number 36964. It first reached the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] charts on April 18, 1946, and lasted nine weeks on the chart, peaking at #3.<ref name=Whitburn>
{{cite book
  | last = Whitburn
  | first = Joel
  | author-link = Joel Whitburn
  | title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
  | publisher = Record Research
  | year = 1973 }}
</ref> This version was one side of a two-sided hit, the other side being the #2 hit, "[[The Gypsy (1945 song)|The Gypsy]]."

The recording by [[Andy Russell (singer)|Andy Russell]] was released by [[Capitol Records]] as catalog number 252. It first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on May 2, 1946, and lasted seven weeks on the chart, peaking at #4.<ref name=Whitburn/>  It was the B-side of [[They Say It's Wonderful]].<ref name=pc16/>

The recording by [[Sammy Kaye]] was released by [[RCA|RCA Victor]] under catalog number 20-1856. It first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on May 16, 1946, and lasted four weeks on the chart, peaking at #7.<ref name=Whitburn/>

Frances Irwin sings the song at the Danceland club (set) in the movie [[Gun Crazy]], produced in 1949.

The Four Aces took it to #28 on the Cash Box singles chart in October 1953.

In 1959, the venerable R&B vocal group, The Harptones (featuring Willy Winfield) recorded a version for [[Morty Craft]]'s Warwick Records.

In 1962, [[Ella Fitzgerald]] recorded it on her ''[[Rhythm Is My Business]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rhythm-is-my-business-mw0000048153|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=April 1, 2025}}</ref> and [[Aretha Franklin]] for her album "[[Laughing on the Outside]]".

Also, in 1962, New Jersey singer Bernadette Carroll recorded a teen version on Tom DeCillis' Julia Records. This version has recently gained popular interest thanks to its inclusion in the British television series ''[[The End of the F***ing World]]''.

In 1965, [[Anita Bryant]] recorded a version that was released as the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] to her single, "Welcome, Welcome Home".<ref>[http://www.45cat.com/record/443106 Anita Bryant, "Welcome, Welcome Home" release] Retrieved February 7, 2015</ref>

Female impersonator Kim August also does a sultry version of the song in the 1967 movie [[The Tiger Makes Out]].

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[[Category:1946 songs]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Ben Raleigh]]
[[Category:Anita Bryant songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Bernie Wayne]]


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