The Little White Cloud that Cried - Wikipedia The Little White Cloud that Cried `` The Little White Cloud That Cried '' Single by Johnnie Ray A-side `` Cry '' Released October 1951 Format 45 rpm, 78 rpm Recorded October 16, 1951 Genre Pop Length 2 : 14 Label Okeh Songwriter ( s ) Johnnie Ray Producer ( s ) Mitch Miller Johnnie Ray singles chronology `` Whiskey And Gin '' ( 1951 ) `` The Little White Cloud That Cried '' ( 1951 ) `` Please, Mr. Sun '' ( 1951 ) `` Whiskey And Gin '' ( 1951 ) `` The Little White Cloud That Cried '' ( 1951 ) `` Please, Mr. Sun '' ( 1951 ) `` The Little White Cloud that Cried '' is a popular song written by Johnnie Ray and published in 1951. The biggest hit version was recorded by Ray and The Four Lads in 1951. The recording was released by Okeh Records as catalog number 6840. It was a # 2 hit on the Billboard magazine chart that year and one side of one of the biggest two - sided hits, as the flip side, `` Cry, '' reached # 1 on the Billboard chart. Other versions Ronnie Dove covered the song for his album Cry ( Ronnie Dove album ) in 1966 for Diamond Records. Stan Freberg did a parody on the Johnnie Ray song `` Cry '', entitled `` Try '', which he sings `` Even Little White Clouds Do It '', in reference to Ray 's flip side song `` Little White Cloud that Cried. '' Vera Lynn recorded a contemporary cover in Britain. Doris Day also recorded the song in the 1950s. Semprini with Rhythm Acc. recorded the song in London on March 26, 1952 as the first melody of the medley `` Part 2. Hit Medley of Foxtrots '' along with `` I 'm Lucky to Have You '' and `` Tell Me Why. '' It was released by EMI on the His Master 's Voice label as catalog number B 10263. In 1961, The Fleetwoods released a version of the song on their album, Softly. Wayne Newton and his brothers recorded a version in 1961 that briefly entered the top 100 as a re-release in 1964. Jamie Redfern has also recorded this song. In 1993, Chris Isaak recorded a version for the Clint Eastwood film, A Perfect World. Jewish comedian Mickey Katz recorded a parody called The Little White Knish that Cried. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1973 ). Top Pop Records 1940 - 1955. Record Research. This 1950s song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Little_White_Cloud_That_Cried&oldid=816159360 '' Categories : 1951 songs Johnnie Ray songs The Four Lads songs Vera Lynn songs The Fleetwoods songs Chris Isaak songs Songs written by Johnnie Ray Song recordings produced by Mitch Miller 1950s song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 19 December 2017, at 17 : 37. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song the little white cloud that cried
Answer: Ray and The Four Lads