A Little Tear is the English version of the Brazilian song Razão de viver, composed by Eumir Deodato and Paulo Sérgio Valle with English lyrics by Ray Gilbert. The original Portuguese tune Razão de viver was first released by Os Gatos in 1964, and A Little Tear was first released in 1967 by The Girls from Bahia as a single, not tied to a specific album in the available data. The piece sits in the Brazilian jazz and Latin jazz realm, reflecting Deodato’s arranging style, and has been covered by artists such as Willie Bobo, Sarah Vaughan, and Claudio Roditi, showing its cross over into American jazz and pop.
