Don't Cry Out Loud
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"Don't Cry Out Loud" is a popular ballad best known from Melissa Manchester’s 1978 hit recording, featuring emotionally charged lyrics about resilience and suppressed sorrow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don't Cry Out Loud canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5534444 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don't Cry Out Loud Context triple: [Carole Bayer Sager, notableWork, Don't Cry Out Loud]
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A.
Getting Away with Murder
"Getting Away with Murder" is a 2004 hard rock/nu metal song by American band Papa Roach, known for its politically charged lyrics and heavy, radio-friendly sound.
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B.
The Closer
The Closer is an American crime drama television series centered on a brilliant but tough female deputy police chief who specializes in interrogations and securing confessions.
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C.
The Closer
The Closer is a 2021 Netflix stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle that sparked widespread controversy and debate over its jokes about gender identity and the LGBTQ+ community.
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D.
The Plotters
"The Plotters" is a vibrant, jazz-age painting by African American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a group of figures engaged in an intense, conspiratorial discussion.
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E.
The Room Where It Happens
"The Room Where It Happens" is a showstopping musical number from the Broadway hit Hamilton that dramatizes Aaron Burr’s envy of Alexander Hamilton’s behind-the-scenes political dealmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don't Cry Out Loud Target entity description: "Don't Cry Out Loud" is a popular ballad best known from Melissa Manchester’s 1978 hit recording, featuring emotionally charged lyrics about resilience and suppressed sorrow.
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A.
Getting Away with Murder
"Getting Away with Murder" is a 2004 hard rock/nu metal song by American band Papa Roach, known for its politically charged lyrics and heavy, radio-friendly sound.
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B.
The Closer
The Closer is an American crime drama television series centered on a brilliant but tough female deputy police chief who specializes in interrogations and securing confessions.
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C.
The Closer
The Closer is a 2021 Netflix stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle that sparked widespread controversy and debate over its jokes about gender identity and the LGBTQ+ community.
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D.
The Plotters
"The Plotters" is a vibrant, jazz-age painting by African American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a group of figures engaged in an intense, conspiratorial discussion.
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E.
The Room Where It Happens
"The Room Where It Happens" is a showstopping musical number from the Broadway hit Hamilton that dramatizes Aaron Burr’s envy of Alexander Hamilton’s behind-the-scenes political dealmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album |
Don’t Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Carole Bayer Sager
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Adult Contemporary chart hit
ⓘ
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 ⓘ |
| composer | Peter Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
ⓘ
pop ballad ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Diana DeGarmo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elkie Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricsAbout |
continuing to perform despite sadness
ⓘ
emotional strength ⓘ hiding one’s pain ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Don’t cry out loud, just keep it inside and learn how to hide your feelings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitlePhrase | Don’t cry out loud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Arista Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicPeriod | late 20th century popular music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic vocal performance
ⓘ
emotionally charged lyrics ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Melissa Manchester 1978 version ⓘ |
| performer |
Diana DeGarmo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elkie Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Harry Maslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Diana DeGarmo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elkie Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedAsSingleBy | Melissa Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| style | orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| theme |
resilience
ⓘ
suppressed sorrow ⓘ |
| usedIn | concert performances by Melissa Manchester ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | power ballad vocal delivery ⓘ |
| writer |
Carole Bayer Sager
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don't Cry Out Loud Description of subject: "Don't Cry Out Loud" is a popular ballad best known from Melissa Manchester’s 1978 hit recording, featuring emotionally charged lyrics about resilience and suppressed sorrow.
Referenced by (2)
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