"Crying in the Chapel" | ||||
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SinglebyPeter Blakeley | ||||
from the album Harry's Café De Wheels | ||||
Released | 13 November 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Synthpop, pop | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | Capitol Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peter Blakeley, Aaron Zigmon | |||
Producer(s) | Stewart Lavine | |||
Peter Blakeley singles chronology | ||||
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"Crying in the Chapel" is song by Australian pop singer Peter Blakeley. The song was released in November 1989 as the lead single from Blakeley's second studio album, Harry's Café De Wheels (1990). It was Blakeley's first single to receive commercial success, peaking at #3 on the ARIA Singles chart, and was certified Platinum.[1]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, "Crying in the Chapel" won ARIA Award for Single of the Year. The song also earned Blakeley a nomination for ARIA Award for Best Male Artist and ARIA Award for Song of the Year.[2]
Chart (1989/90) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 3 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 7 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 57 |
Year-end chart (1990) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA)[1] | 18 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[1] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |