Cry Me a River Svetlana Zakharova (soprano) 2014

Cry Me a River is a popular American torch song, written by Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953, and made famous in the version by Julie London, 1955. A jazzy blues ballad, Cry Me a River was originally written for Ella Fitzgerald to sing in the 1920sset 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 was by actress, singer Julie London in 1955, backed by