This doesn't clear up who was first but I'm guessing Julie London since she was singing it for a movie made the year it was written.
Actress/singer Julie London's only charted hit, featuring Barney Kessel on guitar. She performed
this song "live" in the 1956 film "The Girl Can't Help It" which starred Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell.
Also sung by Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald
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Phoenix32890
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Mon 24 May, 2004 06:45 am
I don't know if she was first, but her rendition was great!
hmmm my folks where having petty argument about it so I'm jsut curious
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Raggedyaggie
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Mon 24 May, 2004 06:49 am
I hope this helps.
In Lissauer's Encylopedia of Popular Music, it says that Cry Me a River was written by Arthur Hamilton in 1955 and popularized by the hit recording of Julie London. Julie London sang it in the 1957 movie, "The Girl Can't Help It".
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Raggedyaggie
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Mon 24 May, 2004 06:52 am
Oops. I see I was a little slow on the draw here.
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roger
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Mon 24 May, 2004 08:31 am
The Julie London version is the only version I heard. It was very good.
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panzade
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Mon 24 May, 2004 08:59 am
Hey Rog. I managed to buy a pristine copy of that Julie album. Not only is she underrated but Barney Kessel leads an understated backing group.
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tagged lyricist
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Mon 24 May, 2004 10:19 am
thanks so much guys for your help your awesome
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Maggie5554515
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 06:00 am
No matter who originally sang it, someone has to shoot down Justin Timberlake. He totally ruined it. I think his main problem is that he has great self-confidence and no voice at all.
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kitchenpete
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 06:18 am
Maggie
JT's song isn't the same one at all!
Julie London recorded some really beautiful music. Typically of that era, the songwriters and artists were not always linked in the same way they are today...hence the confusion.
KP
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Miller
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 06:20 am
Re: Who orginally sang "cry me a river"?
tagged_lyricist wrote:
was it Julie London or Dinah Washington?
Julie London. I think she married Jack Web (?)
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Miller
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 06:21 am
Maggie5554515 wrote:
No matter who originally sang it, someone has to shoot down Justin Timberlake. He totally ruined it. I think his main problem is that he has great self-confidence and no voice at all.
First of all it's woman's song and next, Timberlake doesn't have a good voice.
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Miller
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 06:23 am
panzade wrote:
This doesn't clear up who was first but I'm guessing Julie London since she was singing it for a movie made the year it was written.
Actress/singer Julie London's only charted hit, featuring Barney Kessel on guitar. She performed
this song "live" in the 1956 film "The Girl Can't Help It" which starred Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell.
Also sung by Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald
To be sure, I never would have thought that Ella would sing such a song!
Here it is. The real deal! Scroll down, and you can click on a link and hear Julie sing.
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Miller
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 06:42 am
Is she still alive?
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Maggie5554515
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 08:00 am
Oh, come on, kitchenpete - both songs have the same title and are handling the painful topic of unreturned love, wounded soul... whatever. You're expecting me to know the difference?
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kitchenpete
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 09:13 am
Maggie
I didn't mean to be harsh - I apologise if it seemed like that! Welcome to a2k.
The tunes and words are very different, with the exception of the title/chorus line. Check out the link provided, above, and you'll see what I mean.
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