My Heart Cries for You originated as a French folksong that was adapted by Percy Faith and Carl Sigman and first performed by singer Guy Mitchell. The song became Mitchell’s first hit, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts in 1951 and later went on to become a hit for the numerous artists who covered it. Carl Sigman and Percy Faith were good friends who often went to the racetrack at Long Island’s Roosevelt Field. An old French tune repeatedly played on the track’s PA, which haunted Percy. One day, he jokingly asked Carl if he thought they could write a hit song in ten minutes using that melodic phrase. They did just that and My Heart Cries for You was the result.