Julie London - Cry Me a River (Vinyl High Quality)

This torch song was originally a hit for Californian singer/actress Julie London in 1955 peaking at #9 in the US. Two years later, the song became an international smash after featuring in the movie The Girl Can't Help It. Julie London's husband, jazz musician Bobby Troup, wrote the theme tune to the film. The song was written by written by Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953, intended to be sung by Ella Fitzgerald in her 1955 film Pete Kelly's Blues. The song was squeezed out of the film schedule, and Ella went ahead and recorded it anyway for her 1961 album Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! -------------------------------------------------------- Now you say you're lonely You cry the whole night thorough 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