Jazz + Western + TV
Julie London released 29 studio albums between 1955-1969. Her first single, Cry Me A River would become her greatest success, reaching the top 10 in the U.S.
As a single, Cry Me A River would end up selling 3 million copies. Other notable singers that have recorded it post-Julie’s 1955 version include Barbara Streisand, Michael Buble, Rick Astley, and Elaine Paige. However, the song will always be connected with Julie’s “original” version.
Apart from Cry Me A River, Julie recorded many Jazz standards including Fly Me To The Moon, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dream A Little Dream Of Me, A Taste Of Honey, Summertime, and Why Don’t You Do Right?
She also had a reasonably successful film career, starring mainly in Westerns between 1944-1959.
In TV, she made many appearances, most famously in Emergency! Where she played Dixie McCall between 1972-1978.
Julie London tunes | Related pages
Cry Me A River
| Emadd9 Am7b5 | Em13 Em7 |
Now you say you’re lonely,
| Am7 D9 Daug | Gmaj7 G6 F#m7 B7 |
you cry the whole night through.
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
| C Gbdim7 | Ab6 G |
Stars shining bright above you,
| C C/B C/Bb | A7 |
night breezes seem to whisper, “I love you”.
Dream A Little Dream Of Me chords.
Fly Me To The Moon
| Am7 | Dm7 | G7 | Cmaj7 |
Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars.
| Fmaj7 | Bm7b5 | E7b9 | Am7 A7 |
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars.
Summertime
| Bbm7 F7b9/C | Db6 F7b9/C | Bbm7 F7b9/C | Db6 F7b9/C |
Summertime, and the living is easy.
| Ebm7 Gb | Ebm7 Ebm7/Db | F7b9/C Gb7 | F7 |
Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high.
Why Don’t You Do Right?
| Cm7 N.C | Ab7 G7 | Cm7 N.C | Ab7 G7 |
You had plenty money, 1922, you let other women make a fool of you.
| Fm Bb | Ab7 G7 | Cm7 | Ab G |
Why don’t you do right, like some other men do?
Why Don’t You Do Right chords.
Julie London on the web
