title: I Count the Tears
text: # I Count the Tears
  
  "I Count the Tears" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and performed by The Drifters, with Ben E. King singing lead. In 1960, the track reached No. 6 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 17 on the U.S. pop chart, and No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart.
  
  It was featured on their 1962 album, Save the Last Dance for Me.
  
  ## Other versions
  
  * The Aces released a version of the song as a single in 1964.
  * The Searchers released a version of the song on their 1964 album This Is Us.
  * Tony Orlando released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1978 single "A Lover's Question".
  