Little Girl Blue is a popular Broadway standard with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, published in 1935. It was introduced by Gloria Grafton in the Broadway musical Jumbo. The tune has become a widely recorded pop and jazz standard, with performances by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Chet Baker, Doris Day, and many others. It has appeared in films including The Jackpot (1950), Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962, sung by Doris Day), The Handmaid's Tale (1990) and Saint Omer (2022, sung by Nina Simone). Nina Simone's 1958 debut album was named Little Girl Blue, highlighting the song's lasting impact.
