Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) (Song)
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| “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Sue Thompson | |
| from the album Meet Sue Thompson | |
| B-side | “Nine Little Teardrops“ |
| Released | July 1961 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:15 |
| Label | Hickory |
| Songwriter | John D. Loudermilk |
| Producer | Wesley Rose |
| Sue Thompson singles chronology | |
| “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)“ (1961)”Norman“ (1962) | |
“Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” is a 1961 pop song by the American singer Sue Thompson. The song was written by John D. Loudermilk and was released as Thompson’s debut single, from her Hickory Records debut album Meet Sue Thompson. The song also spawned multiple successful cover versions.
Background
Although Thompson was in her thirties when she recorded “Sad Movies”, her singing style and young-sounding voice appealed to many of the Baby Boomers whose influence was starting to become apparent on the US music charts. Loudermilk was inspired to write the song after a girlfriend of his went to see the 1960 film Spartacus: “After the movie went off, they turned the bright lights on, and it was just an ambience killer. The person I was with had tears in her eyes and said, ‘Sad movies make me cry’.”
Chart performance
Released as a single in 1961, “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” was Thompson’s first song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number five in October. The song also reached the top of the Billboard Easy Listening chart, which had been created earlier in 1961, and was the second song by a female vocalist to top the list. In Australia, the song topped out at number six on the Kent Music Report, in Canada it reached number 30 co-charting with The Lennon Sisters, while in the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart. The Song peaked at No. 5 on the New Zealand lever hit parade charts.
| “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Lennon Sisters | |
| from the album Sad Movies Make Me Cry | |
| B-side | “I Don’t Know Why“ |
| Released | August 1961 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Label | Dot |
| Songwriter | John D. Loudermilk |
| Producers | George CatesLawrence WelkRandy Wood |
| The Lennon Sisters singles chronology | |
| “Repeat After Me” (1960)”Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)“ (1961)”Kaw – Liga” (1961) | |
- The Lennon Sisters also recorded a version of “Sad Movies” in 1961 which peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Easy Listening chart. Other artists who have covered the song include:
- Brazilian group Trio Esperança, who recorded in 1962 a version called “Filme Triste”, with words written by Romeu Nunes;
| “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Carol Deene | |
| B-side | “Don’t forget” |
| Released | September 22, 1961 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:50 |
| Label | His Master’s Voice |
| Songwriter | John D. Loudermilk |
| Carol Deene singles chronology | |
| “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)“ (1961)”Norman“ (1962) | |
- British pop singer Carol Deene (whose version of the song charted at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart
| “Quand le film est triste” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Sylvie Vartan | |
| from the album Sylvie | |
| Language | French |
| English title | When the film is sad |
| B-side | “Tout Au Long Du Calendrier” |
| Released | November 1961 |
| Recorded | Fall 1961 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:02 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriters | John D. Loudermilk, Georges Aber, Lucien Morisse |
| Sylvie Vartan singles chronology | |
| “Panne d’essence” (1961)”Quand le film est triste“ (1961)”Est-ce que tu le sais?” (1962) | |
- At the same time as Thompson’s recording), 1961, French pop singer Sylvie Vartan recorded the song version(“Quand le film est triste”).
- One year later, in 1962, Québec pop singer Michèle Richard recorded the same song in French (“Quand le film est triste”).
- In 1981 it was recorded by the German disco group Boney M.
- A Spanish version by Queta Garay entitled “Las caricaturas me hacen llorar”.
- Jamaican songbird Cynthia Schloss, performed a well-known Reggae version of the song with U Brown.
- a Filipino Version of Philippine Star for all Season, Vilma Santos recorded in 1971 under Willear’s Records
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