The Crying Game (song)
Release and reception
Release and reception
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"The Crying Game" was released as a single in July 1964 with the B\-side "Don't Gimme No Lip Child". The B\-side features Page playing [harmonica](/wiki/Harmonica "Harmonica") and was later notably covered by the [Sex Pistols](/wiki/Sex_Pistols "Sex Pistols") for the [soundtrack](/wiki/The_Great_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Swindle_%28album%29 "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (album)") to the film *[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle](/wiki/The_Great_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Swindle "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle")*. "The Crying Game" became Berry's first UK top\-ten hit and he would go on to achieve two further top\-ten hits with "[Little Things](/wiki/Little_Things_%28Bobby_Goldsboro_song%29 "Little Things (Bobby Goldsboro song)")" and "[Mama](/wiki/Mama_%28B._J._Thomas_song%29 "Mama (B. J. Thomas song)")".

Reviewed in *[Record Mirror](/wiki/Record_Mirror "Record Mirror")*, the song was described as an "ultra\-commercial tuneful over\-echoed number with interesting slow guitar work and a good listenable tune. Emotional and extremely commercial with a very plaintive feel about it". [Don Nicholl](/wiki/Don_Nicholl "Don Nicholl") for *[Disc](/wiki/Disc_%28magazine%29 "Disc (magazine)")*, it was described as "a slow wistful ballad ... that has a gentle, intriguing background and a good topline".


How many further top-ten hits did Berry achieve?