Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'

1946 song by Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"
Song by Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Released	1946
Genre	Blues
Songwriter(s)	Joe Greene^[1]

"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" is a song written by Joe Greene and released in 1946 by Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five. Jordan's version reached No. 3 in Billboard's chart of "Most-Played Juke Box Race Records".^[2]

Other recordings

The song was recorded by Ray Charles, and appeared in his 1959's album The Genius of Ray Charles. Charles's version reached No. 17 on Billboard's "Hot R&B Sides" and No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3]^[4]
Steve Alaimo released a version in 1963.^[5]
It was also recorded by Jackie DeShannon on her 1965 album This is Jackie De Shannon,^[6]
Paul McCartney on his 1990 live album Tripping the Live Fantastic,^[7]
Jex Saarelaht and Kate Ceberano on their album Open the Door - Live at Mietta's (1992)
Jazz singer Roseanna Vitro on her 1997 album Catchin’ Some Rays: The Music of Ray Charles.
Karin Krog and Steve Kuhn include it on their 2005 album, Together Again.
In 2016, Sony Music released a studio album never before heard outside of the studio by Jeff Buckley entitled "You and I (Jeff Buckley album)", on this album Jeff covers Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' in his own style.

References

^ Nat Shapiro, "Popular Music, Volume 2", Adrian Press, (1965) p. 186
^ "Most-Played Juke Box Race Records", Billboard, July 6, 1946. p. 31
^ "HOT R&B Sides", Billboard, February 15, 1960. p. 44. Accessed September 27, 2015
^ "The Billboard HOT 100", Billboard, February 15, 1960. p. 38. Accessed September 27, 2015
^ "Steve Alaimo – I Told You So / Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ Jackie De Shannon* – This Is Jackie De Shannon, Discogs. Accessed September 27, 2015
^ Tripping the Live Fantastic, AllMusic.com. Accessed September 27, 2015