“Cry Me a River” is a popular sentimental love song written by Arthur Hamilton . It was first published in 1953, became popular in 1955 by Julie London . The song was repeatedly performed and recorded by various musicians.
| Cry me a river | |
|---|---|
| Executor | |
| Date of issue | 1953 |
| Genre | jazz, blues, ballad |
| Song language | English |
| Author | Arthur Hamilton |
Content
Creation and first record
In an interview given by Arthur Hamilton in 2010, he assured that before creating his song, he had never heard the expression “to cry somebody a river” , and he “just liked the combination of words” - “Cry Me a River” (literally: “ pay me a river ”,“ pour tears about me with a stream ”), and this phrase seemed cleverer to him than“ I’ll get even with you ”or others, as an answer to“ who hurt your feelings or broke your heart ”. Hamilton’s only concern was that at the beginning of the phrase you could hear Crimea (from the English - “ Crimea ”) instead of “Cry Me a ...” , and then the audience would think that the song is dedicated to a river in Crimea. [one]
Cry Me a River was originally written for Ella Fitzgerald in the movie Pete Kelly's Blues, but the song was not used. Subsequently, Fitzgerald performed "Cry Me a River" for the album Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1961). And the first release of the song took place in 1955 - the song was performed by Julie London to the accompaniment of Barney Kessel (guitar) and Ray Leterwood (bass). The record became popular when it hit the 1956 film “This Girl Can't Help It ” ( English The Girl Can't Help It ), and in 2016 it was included by the Library of Congress in the National Register of Audio Records . [2]
Subsequent Performances
The song "Cry Me a River" was performed and recorded by the following performers:
- Shirley Bassey on her third album, The Fabulous Shirley Bassey (1959)
- Dina Washington on What A Diff'rence A Day Makes! (1959)
- Barbra Streisand the first song on her debut album (1963)
- Leslie Gore on her debut album I'll Cry If I Want To (1963)
- Joe Cocker on Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970, concert recording )
- Crystal Gale for the second side of her single “ Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For ” (1978)
- Aerosmith for Rock in a Hard Place (1982)
- Marie Wilson recorded a version of the song, which was 7 weeks in the UK Singles Chart , reaching the 27th place. [3]
- Diane Kroll for The Look of Love (2001)
- Etta James for Blue Gardenia (2001)
- Sylvia Brooks for the debut album Dangerous Liaisons (2009) [4]
- Michael Buble as the single and opening track for Crazy Love (2009). The single reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks on the chart. [3]
- Dami Im for the album I Hear a Song (2018).
Notes
- ↑ John Berlau. Crying a River for Years . The Wall Street Journal (Dec. 15, 2010). Date of treatment November 24, 2018.
- ↑ National Recording Registry Recognizes "Mack the Knife," Motown and Mahler (March 23, 2016). Date of treatment November 24, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Cry Me a River . Official Charts Company .
- ↑ Dangerous Liaisons - Sylvia Brooks - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic . AllMusic .
Links
- Cry Me a River on AllMusic