| I'm Sorry I Made You Cry | |
| Cover: | ImSorryIMadeYouCry.jpg |
| Caption: | Sheet Music cover of 1918 national republication |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | 1916 |
| I'm Sorry I Made You Cry | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Connie Francis |
| B-Side: | Lock Up Your Heart |
| Released: | April 1958 |
| Recorded: | 1958 |
| Genre: | Traditional pop |
| Length: | 2:23 |
| Label: | MGM Records |
| Chronology: | Connie Francis |
| Prev Title: | Who's Sorry Now |
| Prev Year: | 1957 |
| Next Title: | Heartaches |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
"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.[1] 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.[2] (This sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3])
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.