Inside That I Cried

"Hitmix"
"Hitmix"
Promotional single by CeCe Peniston
A-side	"It Should Have Been You"; "Inside That I Cried";
Length	11:29 (12-inch version)
Label	A&M PM
Songwriters	Delgado; Linnear; Peniston; Miller; McAllister; Savage; Hurley; Williams; Russell; Lyter; O'Hara; Rich; Thompson;
Producers	Delgado; Hurley; Morales; Jackson;

"Inside That I Cried"
"Inside That I Cried"
Single by CeCe Peniston
from the album Finally
B-side	"Hitmix"
Released	September 11, 1992
Genre	R&B; soul;
Length	5:51 (album version)
Label	A&M
Songwriters	Rodney K. Jackson; Malik Byrd; Otto D'Agnolo;
Producer	Steve Lindsey
CeCe Peniston singles chronology
Music video
	"Inside That I Cried" on YouTube

"Inside That I Cried" is a song by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, released in September 1992 by A&M Records as the fifth and last single from her debut album, Finally (1992). The single release includes "Hitmix", a medley of her songs "Finally", "We Got a Love Thang", "Keep On Walkin'", "Lifeline" and "It Should Have Been You", all taken from the album. "Inside That I Cried" reached the top 10 of the American Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Craig Lytle from AllMusic stated that here, Peniston "tenderly caresses the grieving lyric of the percolating ballad".^[3] Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "After a trio of kinetic club-friendly dance hits, A&M wisely brings forth a mournful, '70s-styled soul ballad that confirms what a growing legion of programmers and consumers already know: Peniston has the voice and charisma to establish a lengthy career as a pop diva."^[2] Another Billboard editor described the song as a "pensive R&B ballad".^[1] John Martinucci from the Gavin Report commented, "Ce Ce slows everything down on her fourth release for urban radio. By eliminating the sometimes distracting high energy production, Ce Ce's beautiful voice gets an opportunity to be showcased on this slow jam."^[4]

Track listings and formats

7-inch, Jamaica, #(–)^[5]

"Inside That I Cried" (LP version) - 5:50
"Inside That I Cried" (edit) - 4:46

Cassette, US, #AM 0059/31458 0059^[6]

"Inside That I Cried" (edit) - 4:46
"Inside That I Cried" (LP version) - 5:50

7-inch, UK, #AM0121/580121-7^[7]
CS, UK, #AMMC 0121/580121-4^[8]

"Inside That I Cried" (radio mix) - 3:49
"Hitmix 7" - 3:56

12-inch, UK, #AMY 0121/580 121-1^[9]

"Inside That I Cried" (radio mix) - 3:49
"It Should Have Been You" (LP version) - 5:51
"Hitmix 12" - 11:29

MCD, UK, #AMCD 0121^[10]

"Inside That I Cried" (radio mix) - 3:49
"Hitmix 7" - 3:56
"It Should Have Been You" (LP version) - 5:51
"Hitmix 12" - 11:29

Credits and personnel

Management

Executive producers – Manny Lehman, Mark Mazzetti
Recording studios – Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California; The House of Soul, Brooklyn, New York; Encore Recording Studios, Burbank, California (mix)
Publishing – Urban Tracks Music, Mainlot Music, Donyolo Music (BMI)

Production

Writers – Rodney Jackson, Malik Byrd, Otto D'Agnolo
Producer, arrangement and musical instruments – Steve Lindsey (moog bass, vibes, Wurlitzer)
Mixing – Elliot Peters
Engineering – David Schoeber, Richard Cottrell, Doug de Forest, Robert Paustian (vocals)

Personnel

Lead vocals – Cecilia Peniston
Backing vocals – Anthony Warren, Phillis Williams, Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris
Piano – Robert Buchanan (electric)
Guitars – Charles Fearing (electric), Dean Parks (acoustic)
Drums – Edward Greene
Saxophone – Brandon Fields
Percussion – Leonard Castro
Synthesizers – Khris Kellow, John Joseph Barnes (French horn), Buchanan (ARP String Ensemble)

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	42
UK Dance (Music Week)^[12]	23
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[13]	23
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	94
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[15]	10
US Cash Box Top 100^[16]	90

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 11, 1992	Cassette	A&M	^{[citation needed]}
United Kingdom	November 30, 1992	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	A&M	^[17]

"Hitmix"

Credits

Management

Recording studios – Aztec Studios, Phoenix; Chaton Recordings, Scottsdale, Arizona; Tanglewood Studios, Chicago, Illinois; Axis Studios, Electric Lady Studios (mixing), New York City, New York
Publishing – Wax Museum Music, Mainlot Music, George You've Got It Music, O'Hara Music, MCA, Island Music (BMI); Last Song, Mushroom Music (AU); IDG (ASCAP)
Administration – Third Coast Music (ASCAP)

Production

Writers – Peniston, Felipe Delgado, Elbert Lee Linnear, Eric Miller, Jeremiah McAllister, Chantay Savage (as Chanté), Steven Hurley, Marc Williams, Kimberly Russell (as Kym Sims), George Lyter, Michael Judson O'Hara, Denise Eisenberg Rich, Darryl Thompson
Producers – Delgado, Jackson, Hurley (as "Silk"), David Morales
Mixing – Hurley, Morales, Gail King (as "Sky")
Arrangement – Hurley, Danny Madden (vocals)
Remixing – Morales, Hurley
Engineering – David Sussman, Larry Sturm, John Poppo, Hurley (remix)

Personnel

Vocals – Peniston
Backing vocals – Savage, Russell, Donell Rush (as Darnnel)
Percussion – Morales, Bashiri Johnson
Piano – Eric Kupper (acoustic and solo)
Keyboards – Hurley, Peter Schwartz (as "Ski"), Terrance Burrus, Jackson
Drums programming – Schwartz, Delgado, Jackson

References

General

"CeCe Peniston - Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
"CeCe Peniston - Discography - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

Specific

^ ^a ^b "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 1, 1992. p. 52. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Flick, Larry (September 5, 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ Lytle, Craig. "CeCe Peniston – Finally". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ Martinucci, John (August 28, 1992). "Urban: New Releases" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 13. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - 7", JM, #(–)". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
^ "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - CS, US, #AM 0059/31458 0059". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
^ "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - 7", UK, #AM0121/580121-7". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
^ "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - CS, UK, #AMMC 0121/580121-4". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
^ "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - 12", UK, #AMY 0121/580 121-1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
^ "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - MCD, UK, #AMCD 0121". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. December 12, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^ "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). December 12, 1992. p. 4. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
^ "CeCe Peniston Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
^ "CeCe Peniston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
^ "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - US Cashbox". Cashbox. Cashbox Magazine. October 17, 1992. cashboxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011. #90
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 28, 1992. p. 19.

External links

CeCe Peniston at AllMusic

[billboard-1] "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 1, 1992. p. 52. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[flick-2] Flick, Larry (September 5, 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[3] Lytle, Craig. "CeCe Peniston – Finally". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[4] Martinucci, John (August 28, 1992). "Urban: New Releases" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 13. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[5] "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - 7", JM, #(–)". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[6] "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - CS, US, #AM 0059/31458 0059". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[7] "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - 7", UK, #AM0121/580121-7". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[8] "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - CS, UK, #AMMC 0121/580121-4". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[9] "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - 12", UK, #AMY 0121/580 121-1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[10] "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - MCD, UK, #AMCD 0121". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[sc_UK_-11] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

[12] "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. December 12, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved September 30, 2020.

[13] "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). December 12, 1992. p. 4. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

[sc_Billboardhot100_CeCe_Peniston-14] "CeCe Peniston Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_CeCe_Peniston-15] "CeCe Peniston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

[16] "CeCe Peniston - "Inside That I Cried" - US Cashbox". Cashbox. Cashbox Magazine. October 17, 1992. cashboxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011. #90

[17] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 28, 1992. p. 19.

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Discography Awards
Studio albums	Finally Thought 'Ya Knew Good News in Hard Times (with The Sisters of Glory) I'm Movin' On
Remix albums	Finally / We Got a Love Thang: Remix Collection Remix Collection
Compilations	The Best Of Essential
EPs	CeCe Peniston
Singles	"Finally" "I Like It" "We Got a Love Thang" "Keep On Walkin'" "Crazy Love" "Inside That I Cried" "I'm in the Mood" "Keep Givin' Me Your Love" "I'm Not Over You" "Hit by Love" "Movin' On" "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" "Somebody Else's Guy" "I Know You Want Me" "Nobody Else" "He Loves Me 2" "Lifetime to Love" "My Boo" "Reminiscin" "For My Baby" "Deeper Love" "You Are the Universe" "I'm Feelin' U" "Shame Shame Shame" "Above Horizons" "Nothing Can Stop Me" "Believe" "Purple Funk"
Download	"Still I" "In Love with a DJ" "Stoopid!" "Celebrate" "You've Never Seen" "All My Love" "Get to Steppin" "Let's Go All Night" "Without You" "Love Don't Take Over" "Oh Happy Day" (live)
Promotional singles	"Hitmix" "Searchin'" "I Can't Go for That"
Other songs	"How I Got Over" "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" "Precious Memories" "Oh Happy Day" "Christmas Song" "What a Wonderful World" "Runnin' Away" "Last Dance"
Related	Divas of Disco
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"Hitmix"

Promotional single by CeCe Peniston
A-side	"It Should Have Been You" "Inside That I Cried"
Length	11:29 (12-inch version)
Label	A&M PM
Songwriters	Delgado Linnear Peniston Miller McAllister Savage Hurley Williams Russell Lyter O'Hara Rich Thompson
Producers	Delgado Hurley Morales Jackson