Don't Shed a Tear
Paul Carrack
1988
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Release year not established
Release year not establishedDate review open
A first-release date was not established in the available metadata.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
About Paul Carrack
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Paul Carrack is a singer and keyboard player whose career includes Ace, Squeeze and Mike + the Mechanics. Alongside those bands, he developed a solo catalog that featured Don't Shed a Tear on One Good Reason in 1987. Later projects included It Ain't Over and A Different Hat with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Big-band recordings and interpretations of popular standards extended the range of his R&B-influenced singing and keyboard work.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - Paul Carrack artist biography
Read licensed biography for bands, solo repertoire, orchestra and big-band projects. Omit the false implication that only one successful recording bore his own name, rankings and promotional titles. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Don't Shed a Tear by Paul Carrack appears at number 83 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1988. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1988 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1988 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.