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CRY ME A RIVER

:''This article is about the original Cry Me a River. For the song with the same title by Justin Timberlake see Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song).
"'Cry Me a River'" is a popular song. It was written by Arthur Hamilton and was published in 1953.
A torchy, jazzy blues tune, "Cry Me a River" was originally written for Ella Fitzgerald to sing in the film ''Pete Kelly's Blues'' (1955). But the producer insisted Hamilton remove the word "plebeian" since "audiences wouldn't accept a black woman in the 1920s using that word." Hamilton tried but eventually refused to make the change, and the song was dropped. Fitzgerald's first released a recording of the song on ''Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!'' in 1961.
The song's first release and most famous recording was by actress/singer Julie London in 1955. This version featured in the 1956 film ''The Girl Can't Help It'' and was released as a single in April 1957 (UK #22). More recently, the song has featured on the soundtracks of the films ''Passion of Mind'' (2000) and ''V for Vendetta'' (2006).
In 1970, British Blues Rocker Joe Cocker made the charts with a rendition in his classically gravelly voice on the album ''Mad Dogs and Englishmen''. In 1995, British actress Denise Welch's double-A side "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"/"Cry Me a River" spent three weeks in the UK singles chart, reaching #23.

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Versions in other languages
Recorded versions

Versions in other languages



★ Portuguese - "Chora um Rio" was composed by Artur Nestrovsky and released by Ná Ozzetti and André Mehmari

★ French - "Pleurer Des Rivières", translated by Boris Bergman, recorded by Viktor Lazlo in 1985.

★ Finnish - "Joet tulvimaan itke" was recorded by the Harmony sisters in 1956 with lyrics by Saukki.

Recorded versions




Bruce Abbott

Realtime (quartet)

Cliff Adams

George Adams

Aerosmith

Barbie Anaka

Leslie Anders

Brian Auger

Björk

Patti Austin

Sil Austin

Joan Baez

Long John Baldry

Michael Ball

Shirley Bassey

BB Band

Jeff Beck

Andrea Benanti

George Benson

Marie Bergman

Gene Bertoncini

Heather Bishop

Bonnie Bramlett

Kayle Brechler

Ray Brown Trio

Ray Bryant

Betty Buckley

Kate Ceberano & Wendy Matthews

Ray Charles

The Chelsea Strings

Chick Pea

Joe Cocker

Combustible Edison

Harry Connick Jr.

Chris Connor

Sam Cooke

Scott Coulter

Van Craven

Sonny Criss

Ann Crumb

Vic Damone

Skeeter Davis

Mauro DeFedericis

Dumpster Juice

Lisa Ekdahl

George Faith

Ella Fitzgerald

Noel Freidline Quintet

Leata Galloway

Crystal Gayle

Benny Golson

Dexter Gordon

Claudine Longet

Lesley Gore

Davy Graham

Owen Gray

John Greaves

Jerry Grillo

Merle Haggard

Arthur Hamilton

Harmony Sisters (Finnish version)

Gene Harris

Camille Harrison

John Hasbrouck

David Hazeltine

Jennifer Heaney

Jeff Hedberg

Jackie Henderson

Missy Higgins

Richard Hindman

Jim Howe Trio

Hu & the Hilltops

Marc Hunter

Illumination

Jacintha

Jai

Doug James

Etta James

Harry James & his New Jazz Band

J.J. Johnson

Duke Jordan

Bob Kaper & the Strings of Paris

Ron Kaplan

Melissa Kassel

Mark Keller & Friends

Stan Keiser

Rebecca Kilgore

Sonji Kimmons

Peggy King

The Kingbees

Marie Knight

Ithamara Koorax

Kasia Kowalska

Diana Krall

Karin Krog

Gene Krupa

Joachim Kuhn

Rita Lee

Julie London

Tania Maria

Mina

Hugo Montenegro

Alison Moyet

Anne Murray

Olivia Newton John

Frank Pourcel

Linda Ronstadt

Marion Ryan

Bobby Rydell

Janet Seidel

Dinah Shore

Nina Simone

Dakota Staton

Barbra Streisand

Swans

Dinah Washington

Mari Wilson, 1983

Caetano Veloso

Elaine Paige

Ná Ozzetti (Portuguese Version)

Viktor Lazlo (French Version)

Lost Prophets

Denise Welch

Frank Sinatra Jr.

Ligia Piro


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