| "Break It to Me Gently" | ||||
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| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album ..."Let Me Sing" | ||||
| B-side | "So Deep" | |||
| Released | January 8, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 31, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Bradley Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Vocal, country | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Decca 31348 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Seneca, Diane Lampert | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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"Break It to Me Gently" is a pop song written by blues musician Joe Seneca with lyrics by Diane Lampert. Both Brenda Lee and Juice Newton were met with considerable success with their versions of the song.
Brenda Lee recorded "Break It to Me Gently" on August 31, 1961, with Owen Bradley producing the session at his Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville,[1] after another track from the same sessions, "Fool #1", which became a top 10 hit. "Break It To Me Gently" was released as a single at the end of 1961 and reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1962.[2] In 2008, the Brenda Lee version of the song was featured at the closing of season 2, episode 7 of the AMC series Mad Men. Lee's "Break It to Me Gently" is on the track list of the CD Pan Am: Music From and Inspired By the Original Series set for release January 17, 2012.[3]
- ^ "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Brenda Lee". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "'PAN AM: MUSIC FROM AND INSIRED BY THE ORIGINAL SERIES,' CD COMING JANUARY 17 FROM VERVE MUSIC GROUP, BRINGS MUSIC FROM A MORE OPTIMISTIC ERA IN AMERICA". Mi2N.com. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2016-09-26.