Royalties from "Cry" were the subject of a bitter legal dispute between Kohlman and Perry Alexander, owner of music publisher Mellow Music.
ɹˈɔɪəlɾiz fɹʌm "kɹˈaɪ" wɜː ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt əvə bˈɪɾɚ lˈiːɡəl dɪspjˈuːt bᵻtwˌiːn kˈoʊlmən ænd pˈɛɹi ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ, ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌv mjˈuːzɪk pˈʌblɪʃɚ mˈɛloʊ mjˈuːzɪk.