I'm Sorry I Made You Cry

"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. 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. (This sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.)

• 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.
• Jimmy Roselli included the song on his album Saloon Songs Vol. 2.

• Alice Faye sang it in Rose of Washington Square (1939).

• Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007.ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7.OCLC 71790113