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Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'

"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[edit]

• The song was recorded by Ray Charles and appeared in his 1959̇ album The Genius of Ray Charles. Charles' 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 DeShannon.^[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 included it on their 2005 album Together Again.
• In 2016, Sony Music released a studio album by Jeff Buckley entitled "You and I" including the song.

See also[edit]

• Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1946

References[edit]

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