\"Cry Me a River\" is a popular American torch song, written by Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953.
A jazzy blues ballad, \"Cry Me a River\" was originally written for Ella Fitzgerald to sing in the 1920s-set film, Pete Kelly's Blues (released 1955) but the song was dropped. Fitzgerald 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. A sultry performance of the song by London in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It helped to make it a million-selling blockbuster (#9 US/#22 UK).
In 1970, British blues rocker Joe Cocker made the chart with an upbeat hard-rock rendition 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. In 2009, Canadian crooner Michael Bublé entered the charts with a big-band jazz version, which is also the opening track of his fourth album \"Crazy Love\". ========================
Now you say you're lonely You cry the whole night through Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you
Now you say you're sorry For bein' so untrue Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you
You drove me, nearly drove me out of my head While you never shed a tear Remember, I remember all that you said Told me love was too plebeian Told me you were through with me and Now you say you love me Well, just to prove you do Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you I cried a river over you I cried a river over you