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"I'm Sorry I Made You Cry"
Sheet Music cover of 1918 national republication
Song
Language	English
Published	1916
Songwriter(s)	N.J. Clesi

"I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" is a traditional pop and jazz standard song, written and composed by songwriter Nick .J. Clesi, first published by Triangle Music in New Orleans in 1916. It was republished for national audience in 1918 by Leo Feist, Inc. in New York City, with sheet music cover depicting a US World War I soldier embracing a woman. (This sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.)

Notable recordings

Henry Burr sung it as a waltz for Victor Records in 1918. Notable recordings by jazz groups include versions by Earl Fuller, Wilbur Sweatman, Eddie Condon, Fats Waller, and Miff Mole. Frank Sinatra recorded it as a sweet ballad in 1947. Connie Francis brought it back to the pop chart with a version in 1958.

Usage in film

• Alice Faye sang it in Rose of Washington Square (1939).

References

1. "152.177 - I'm Sorry I Made You Cry. | Levy Music Collection".
2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
3. Clesi, N. J., Theodore F. Morse, June Elvidge, John Bowers, and Starmer. 1918. I'm sorry I made you cry. New York: Leo. Feist Inc.OCLC 10176263
4. Alice Faye singing "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" in Rose of Washington Square (1939) on YouTube (audio only)

Bibliography

• Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113

• 1916 songs
• 1918 songs
• Jazz standards
• Music of New Orleans
• Songs of World War I