The Little White Cloud That Cried
- The Little White Cloud That Cried
"The Little White Cloud that Cried" is a popular song written by Johnnie Ray and published in 1951.
The biggest hit version was recorded by Ray and The Four Lads in 1951. The recording was released by Okeh Records as catalog number 6840. It was a #2 hit on the Billboard magazine chart that year, and one side of one of the biggest two-sided hits, as the flip side, "Cry," reached #1 on the Billboard chart. [cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
year = 1973 ]
Vera Lynn recorded a contemporary cover in Britain, whilst Doris Day also recorded the song in the 1950s. The song (in the Johnnie Ray version) crossed to the Billboard R&B listings. A 1961 release by Wayne Newton, featuring his singing brothers, briefly entered the top 100 as a 1964 re-release.
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
The Four Lads — Infobox musical artist Name = The Four Lads Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genre = Traditional Pop Years active = 1950 1960s Label = Okeh, Columbia URL = http://www.the4lads.com Past members = Corrado… … Wikipedia
The Mikado — For other uses, see Mikado (disambiguation). Theatre poster for The Mikado The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic… … Wikipedia
The Land (fiction) — This article is about the setting for a series of books by Stephen R. Donaldson. For other uses, see The Land (disambiguation) The Land is the primary setting for the series of fantasy books by Stephen R. Donaldson called The Chronicles of Thomas … Wikipedia
Cry (Churchill Kohlman song) — Cry is the title of a 1951 popular song written by Churchill Kohlman. The song was first recorded by Ruth Casey on the Cadillac label.[1] The biggest hit version was recorded in New York City by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads on October 16, 1951.… … Wikipedia
Johnnie Ray — (1969) John „Johnnie“ Alvin Ray (* 10. Januar 1927 in Hopewell, Oregon; † 25. Februar 1990 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein amerikanischer Sänger, Pianist und Songwriter. In der traditionellen amerikanischen Pop Branche aktiv, gilt er… … Deutsch Wikipedia
1951 in music — Events*July 11 Disc jockey and music promoter Alan Freed broadcasts his first Rhythm and blues radio programme from station WJW in Cleveland, Ohio. Freed uses the term rock and roll to describe R B, in an effort to introduce the music to a… … Wikipedia
Frankie Laine — Infobox musical artist Name = Frankie Laine Img capt = Frankie Laine in November 1947. Photo by Maurice Seymour. Background = solo singer Birth name = Francesco Paolo LoVecchio Born = birth date|1913|3|30|mf=y Near West Side, Chicago Died = death … Wikipedia
Johnnie Ray — Infobox musical artist Name = Johnnie Ray Img capt = Johnnie Ray in There s No Business Like Show Business , 1954 Background = solo singer Birth name = John Alvin Ray Born = birth date|1927|1|10 Hopewell, Oregon, USA Died = death date and… … Wikipedia
Johnnie Ray — en There s No Business Like Show Business, 1954 Datos generales Nombre real John Alvin Ray … Wikipedia Español
Polygon Records discography — An overview of the Polygon Records discography.= * P. 1001 Louis Prima and his Orchestra with Keely Smith Oh Babe! / Piccolina Lena Dec 50 * P. 1002 Petula Clark with the Stargazers and the Harold Smart Quartet You Are My True Love / You re The… … Wikipedia
