Cry Me a River

Summary

Cry Me a River is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cry Me a River's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Cry Me a River's composer is recorded as Arthur Hamilton^[4].
• Cry Me a River's genre is popular music^[5].
• Cry Me a River was performed by Julie London^[6].
• Among the performers on Cry Me a River was Ella Fitzgerald^[7].
• Cry Me a River was performed by I'm Talking^[8].
• Among the performers on Cry Me a River was Susan Boyle^[9].
• Cry Me a River is part of Julie Is Her Name^[10].
• Cry Me a River's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Cry Me a River was published on 1953^[12].
• Cry Me a River's lyricist is recorded as Arthur Hamilton^[13].
• Cry Me a River's tonality is recorded as E minor^[14].
• Cry Me a River's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cry Me a River'}^[15].
• Cry Me a River's has characteristic is recorded as torch song^[16].
• Cry Me a River's different from is recorded as Cry Me a River^[17].
• Cry Me a River's form of creative work is recorded as song^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[19]

• Genre(s): bossa nova, latin, mpb, pop rock, rock^[20]

• Community tags: acoustic, bossa nova, latin, mpb, pop rock, rock^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: 29641434-08ec-34f5-80e2-81098b74da9a^[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Julie London^[6], Ella Fitzgerald^[7], I'm Talking^[8], and Susan Boyle^[9].

Publication

Cry Me a River was published on 1953^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Its genre is popular music^[5]. It is part of Julie Is Her Name^[10].

Why It Matters

Cry Me a River ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]