One year later, in 1962, Québec pop singer Michèle Richard recorded the same song in French ("Quand le film est triste"). At the same time (as Thompson's recording), in 1961, French pop singer Sylvie Vartan recorded the song version ("Quand le film est triste").Other artists who have covered the song include: In Australia, the song topped out at number six on the Kent Music Report, while in the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the top of the Billboard Easy Listening chart, which had been created earlier in 1961, and was the second song by a female vocalist to top the list. Released as a single in 1961, "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" was Thompson's first song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number five in October. The person I was with had tears in her eyes and said, 'Sad movies make me cry'." Chart performance
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Loudermilk was inspired to write the song after a girlfriend of his went to see the 1960 film Spartacus: "After the movie went off, they turned the bright lights on, and it was just an ambience killer. Although Thompson was in her thirties when she recorded "Sad Movies", her singing style and young-sounding voice appealed to many of the Baby Boomers whose influence was starting to become apparent on the US music charts.
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