“Cry Me a River”

E457313

jazz standard pop standard song torch song

“Cry Me a River” is a classic torch song, first popularized in the 1950s by singer Julie London and later covered by numerous artists, becoming a jazz and pop standard.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cry Me a River	3
"Cry Me a River"	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jazz standard ⓘ pop standard ⓘ song ⓘ torch song ⓘ
composer	Arthur Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coveredBy	numerous artists ⓘ
era	1950s ⓘ
firstPopularizedBy	Julie London NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	torch song ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ
hasCulturalRole	jazz standard repertoire piece ⓘ torch song exemplar ⓘ
hasForm	popular song ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	jazz-influenced pop ⓘ slow ballad ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricalPerspective	first person ⓘ
lyricist	Arthur Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRecordingBy	Barbra Streisand NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Krall NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinah Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie London NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Bublé NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Bassey NERFINISHED ⓘ
originallyWrittenFor	Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	standard ⓘ
theme	emotional betrayal ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ
vocalStyle	intimate ⓘ sultry ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liberty Records → notableRelease → “Cry Me a River” ⓘ

Diana Krall → notableSongInterpretation → “Cry Me a River” ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Cry Me a River"

Rock in a Hard Place → hasPart → “Cry Me a River” ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cry Me a River

Julie London → notableWork → “Cry Me a River” ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cry Me a River

Soular Energy → hasTrack → “Cry Me a River” ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cry Me a River