After first making his mark on the UK reggae scene at the close of the Sixties with a series of popular Laurel Aitken produced- singles for Puma and Trojan Records, Winston Tucker aka Winston Groovy swiftly became established as one the country's leading Afro-Caribbean performers.
In 1970, be commenced working with Pioneers' singer Sydney Crooks, a partnership that four years later produced his best known recording, ‘Please Don’t Make Me Cry’.
Thereafter, Winston enjoyed a steady stream of hits for an array of British Reggae labels, and in 1981, united with noted producer Tony Hatch to record ‘Something On The Side’, which made the lower end of the British UK chart.
Four four years on, he repeated the feat with his hugely popular rendering of the Commodores’ ‘Night Shift’, which also became a major hit throughout Continental Europe.
In between the successes, major British reggae band, UB40 covered ‘Please Don’t Make Me Cry’, their version peaking at number 10 on the national pop listings in the Autumn of 1983.
PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME CRY LYRICS
Written by Winston Tucker
You say you're wanna to leave me, I'm begging you to stay
But baby, I can't get through anyway, no I can't
And when I wake up in the morning if you are gone
Little pretty thing, you know I'll be all alone
Mmm, oh please don't make me cry
Mmm-mmm, cause I don't want to die
Mmm, oh please don't make me cry
Because I know there will be nothing left for me
Now, all them good, good times we spent together
You said it was me and no other, off yes you did
And now you want to make me feel pain inside
Darling, I know you are going to make me cry
Mmm, oh please don't make me cry, please don't make me cry, baby
Mmm-mmm, cause I don't want to die, show some sympathy
Mmm, oh please don't make me cry
Because I know there will be nothing left for me
All this pain, I cannot stand it, no
You're gonna leave this poor man on his own, oh yes, you are
Please don't make me cry, pretty baby I'm pleading
'Cause I don't want to be all alone
Listen to me cry, now
