| Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) | |
| Cover: | Sue Thompson Sad Movies (Make Me Cry).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sue Thompson |
| Album: | Meet Sue Thompson |
| B-Side: | Nine Little Teardrops |
| Released: | July 1961 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 3:15 |
| Label: | Hickory |
| Producer: | Wesley Rose |
| Next Title: | Norman |
| Next Year: | 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.
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.[1] 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'."
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] [5]
| Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) | |
| Cover: | The Lennon Sisters Sad Movies (Make Me Cry).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Lennon Sisters |
| Album: | Sad Movies Make Me Cry |
| B-Side: | I Don't Know Why |
| Released: | August 1961 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 2:40 |
| Label: | Dot |
| Prev Title: | Repeat After Me |
| Prev Year: | 1960 |
| Next Title: | Kaw - Liga |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
| Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) | |
| Cover: | Carol Deene Sad Movies (Make Me Cry).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Carol Deene |
| B-Side: | Don't Forget |
| Released: | September 22, 1961 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 2:50 |
| Label: | HMV |
| Next Title: | Norman |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Quand le film est triste | |
| Cover: | Sylvie Vartan Quand le film est triste.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Language: | French |
| English Title: | When the film is sad |
| Artist: | Sylvie Vartan |
| Album: | Sylvie |
| B-Side: | Tout Au Long Du Calendrier |
| Released: | November 1961 |
| Recorded: | Fall 1961 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 3:02 |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Prev Title: | Panne d'essence |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Est-ce que tu le sais? |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
Notable cover versions of the song include:
