I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
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{{infobox song
| name= Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
| genre = torch song, jazz standard, pop standard
| composer = Jule Styne
| lyricist = Sammy Cahn
| artist = Jane Withers from production Glad To See You
| published = 1944
}}
"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" is a 1944 torch song and jazz standard, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn.{{Cite web|url=http://www.julestyne.com/Songs/Guess_I%2527ll_Hang_My_Tears_Out_To_Dry.php|title = Jule Styne - Song Not Found}} It was introduced on stage by film star Jane Withers in the show Glad To See You, which closed in Boston and never opened on Broadway. The duo Styne and Cahn had previously written songs for several of Withers' films.
Notable recordings
- Harry James (vocalist Kitty Kallen) - Columbia 36778 (1945){{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/2551556-Harry-James-And-His-Orchestra-Guess-Ill-Hang-My-Tears-Out-To-Dry-I-Dont-Care-Who-Knows-It|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=February 11, 2025}}
- Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl - Columbia 38474 (1946)
- Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (1958){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/only-the-lonely-mw0000194131|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
- Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball Takes Charge (1959){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cannonball-takes-charge-mw0000661356|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 14, 2025}}
- Dexter Gordon - Go (1962){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/go%21-mw0000245374|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 15, 2025}}
- Irene Kral - Better Than Anything (1963){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000036878|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 16, 2025}}
- Carol Burnett - Let Me Entertain You (1963){{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9473683-Carol-Burnett-Let-Me-Entertain-You-Carol-Burnett-Sings?srsltid=AfmBOorADHk9j4RE8s0q0C1RFitfj72RCs9qrhRUEAKWHglzBJyQkpYn|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=February 15, 2025}}
- Ray Charles - Sweet & Sour Tears (1964){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-sour-tears-mw0000595002|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 17, 2025}}
- Jack Jones - Where Love Has Gone (1964){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/where-love-has-gone-mw0000867910|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 17, 2025}}
- Carmen McRae - Bittersweet (1964){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bittersweet-mw0000215902|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 18, 2025}}
- Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Sings Soulfully (1965){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sarah-sings-soulfully-mw0000617724|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 16, 2025}}
- Vic Damone – The Damone Type of Thing (1967){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000528401|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}
- Linda Ronstadt - What's New (1983){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whats-new-mw0000195540|website=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=July 1, 2024}}
- Mel Tormé - Sing Sing Sing (1992){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sing-sing-sing-live-at-the-fujitsu-festival-1992-mw0000095969|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 18, 2025}}
- Diane Schuur - In Tribute (1992){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-tribute-mw0000117210|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 18, 2025}}
- Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon - Duets (1993){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/duets-mw0000106718|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 17, 2025}}
- Rosemary Clooney with the Count Basie Orchestra - At Long Last (1998){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/at-long-last-mw0000045322|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 16, 2025}}
- Bobby Caldwell - Come Rain or Come Shine (1999){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/come-rain-or-come-shine-mw0000668887|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 16, 2025}}
- Keith Jarrett Trio - My Foolish Heart (2001){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-foolish-heart-live-at-montreux-mw0000489035|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 15, 2025}}
- Patti LuPone - The Lady With the Torch (2006){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lady-with-the-torch-mw0000762228|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 14, 2025}}
References
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Category:Songs with lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Category:Songs with music by Jule Styne
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