Cry Me a River - Michael Bublé - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"Cry Me a River," penned by Arthur Hamilton, is a melancholic American torch song that first saw the light of day in 1953. Though it was written for Ella Fitzgerald to perform in the film Pete Kelly's Blues, she never got around to recording it, and the song's first known version was by actress and singer Julie London in 1955. Her rendition, featured in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It, quickly became one of the best-selling singles that year, making it to the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at Number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. Despite having initially passed on the song, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her own take on her 1961 LP, Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! Over the years, "Cry Me a River" was covered by a wide array of artists, including Barbra Streisand, Joe Cocker, Aerosmith, and Merle Haggard. In 2009, Canadian crooner Michael Bublé recorded his own version of the song for his sixth studio album, Crazy Love. Featuring prominent brass and string arrangements à la big band jazz, Michael Bublé's version was particularly successful in the UK, where it reached Number 34.