I Cried for You is a pop and jazz standard written by Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman with lyrics by Arthur Freed, introduced in 1923 by Abe Lyman and His Orchestra. The original Benny Krueger recording (1923) reached number 2 and the Columbians version also charted that year. The song became a long lasting standard, with notable charting versions by Bunny Berigan with Kathleen Lane (1938), Bing Crosby (1938), Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (1939), and Harry James (1942). It has appeared in films such as Alladin from Manhattan (1936), The Women (1939), Idiot’s Delight (1939), and Babes in Arms (1939) where Judy Garland sang it, and later by Diana Ross in Lady Sings the Blues (1972). It is not tied to a single album but appears on numerous artist albums and live recordings, and is particularly celebrated for its expressive vocal line and dramatic melodic leaps.
