Tears (1930 song)

"Tears"
Single by Ken Dodd
from the album Tears of Happiness
B-side"You and I"
ReleasedAugust 1965
Genre
Length2:52
LabelColumbia DB 7659
Songwriter(s)Billy Uhr, Frank Capano
Producer(s)Norman Newell
Ken Dodd singles chronology
"So Deep is the Night"
(1964)
"Tears"
(1965)
"The River"
(1965)

"Tears" (also known as "Tears for Souvenirs") is a song written by lyricist Frank Capano and composer Billy Uhr, which was popularised by Rudy Vallée in 1930. It was later made famous in a version recorded by Ken Dodd, released as a 45 rpm single in 1965, which became a bestselling No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart.