Teardrops from My Eyes
| Teardrops from My Eyes | |
|---|---|
| Ruth Brown | |
| publication | October 1950 |
| length | 2 min 34 sec |
| Genre (s) | Rhythm and Blues |
| Author (s) | Rudy Toombs |
| Cover version | |
| 1964 | Ray Charles |
Teardrops from My Eyes , written by Rudy Toombs, is a rhythm and blues song sung by Ruth Brown in 1950 and released by Atlantic Records . The song established Ruth Brown as the leading R&B singer of the time.
General
Before Teardrops from My Eyes was released, Ruth Brown was a singer of sentimental ballads called "Torch Songs". When she was offered the song, she was initially negative about it, because it was so different from her previous music. The president of Atlantic Records , Ahmet Ertegün , had the right instinct and persuaded her to record the song and others he had chosen for her. The song became the first of five number one hits on the Billboard charts . In total, the song stayed on the R&B charts for eleven weeks. Teardrops from my Eyes was also the first Atlantic single to be released on the new 45rpm format.
The song is about a girl who is alone and starts crying every time she thinks of her lover who left her. (" Well, if you see clouds here in my eyes It's just because you said good-bye "). Only when he comes back would everything be fine again (" Remember the night you told me our love would always be I wouldn't be blue and lonely, well, if you'd come back to me ")
Cover versions
- Lucky Millinder (sung by Wynonie Harris ) 1950
- Jo Stafford & Gene Autry 1950
- Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1951
- Ella Mae Morse 1954
- Billy Jack Wills 1954
- Ella Fitzgerald 1958
- Jerry Butler 1960
- Ray Charles 1964
- Jimmy Witherspoon 1964
- Brother Jack McDuff 1967
- Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra featuring George Benson 2002
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jim Dawson, & Steve Propes: What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record. Boston & London: Faber & Faber. Pp. 76 to 79 ISBN 978-0-571-12939-3 .
- ↑ Teardrops from my Eyes - Lyrics ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ rateyourmusic
- ↑ Second Hannd Songs - Teardrops
- ↑ Tracklist of the album "Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues"
- ↑ According to allmusic.com
