Single:
Cry Me a River entered the Australian singles chart* on 14 December 1970 and peaked at #45.
Album:
The song is on Joe Cocker’s live album Mad Dogs & Englishmen which entered the Australian albums chart* on 7 December 1970 and peaked at #3.
Songwriter:
Arthur Hamilton
Producers:
Denny Cordell, Leon Russell
Record label of Australian release:
A&M
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Cry Me a River is a popular American torch song, written by Arthur Hamilton, first published in 1953 and first made famous in 1955 with a version by Julie London.
Joe Cocker released it on his live album Mad Dogs & Englishmen in 1970. Besides the contributions of bandmate and musical director Leon Russell, the album draws equally from rock (the Rolling Stones, Traffic, Bob Dylan, the Beatles) and soul (Ray Charles, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding).
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Dogs_&_Englishmen_(album)
Lyrics:
Why don′t you, why don’t you
Why don′t you cry me a river?
Now you say that you’re lonely
After being so untrue
I want you to cry (cry me a river)
Want you to cry (cry me a river)
All over me (cry me a river)
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Also on Bang a Gong: Cry Me a River by Julie London
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