I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry is a studio album by American country music artist Janie Fricke.

The disc was a collection of more traditional country songs, a style that Fricke began adapting to after taking a suggestion from a former record producer.

Former producer Billy Sherrill encouraged her to focus on one particular musical style, so Fricke began recording ballads in the early 1980s.

[8] It spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number two in January 1981.

[11] After 18 weeks, the song peaked at number four on the Billboard country chart, becoming her second solo top ten single.

[9] Additionally, both "Pride" and the title track became Fricke's first singles to reach number one on Canada's RPM Country Songs chart.