"I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" is a traditional pop and jazz standard song, written and composed by songwriter Nick .J. Clesi, first published by Triangle Music in New Orleans in 1916.[1] It was republished for national audience in 1918 by Leo Feist, Inc. in New York City, with sheet music cover depicting a US World War I soldier embracing a woman.[2] (This sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3])
| "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet Music cover of 1918 national republication | |
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1916 |
| Songwriter(s) | N.J. Clesi |
| "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Connie Francis | ||||
| B-side | "Lock Up Your Heart" | |||
| Released | April 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | MGM Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | N.J. Clesi | |||
| Connie Francis singles chronology | ||||
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Notable recordings
editHenry Burr sung it as a waltz for Victor Records in 1918. Notable recordings by jazz groups include versions by Earl Fuller, Wilbur Sweatman, Eddie Condon, Fats Waller, and Miff Mole. Frank Sinatra recorded it as a sweet ballad in 1947. Connie Francis brought it back to the pop chart with a version in 1958.
Usage in film
edit- Alice Faye sang it in Rose of Washington Square (1939).[4]
References
edit- ^ "152.177 - I'm Sorry I Made You Cry. | Levy Music Collection".
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
- ^ Clesi, N. J., Theodore F. Morse, June Elvidge, John Bowers, and Starmer. 1918. I'm sorry I made you cry. New York: Leo. Feist Inc.OCLC 10176263
- ^ Alice Faye singing "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" in Rose of Washington Square (1939) on YouTube (audio only)
Bibliography
edit- Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113