Song of the Day 7/11: Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters, “Cry Baby”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, National by on July 11, 2020

Diaper Donny is still blubbering like a toddler over his own fuck-ups, so here’s another number for his whine-athon. Janis Joplin’s 1970 cover is the version most Boomers are familiar with, but Garnet Mimms had a No. 4 hit with the original in 1963. His backup singers on the song aren’t actually the Enchanters — it’s the Gospelaires, uncredited, featuring Cissy Houston, Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick.

Janis gave the tune a … somewhat more emotional reading.

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