By Request (Brenda Lee album)

By Request
Studio album by
Brenda Lee
ReleasedMay 18, 1964 (1964-05-18)
RecordedSeptember–October 1963
StudioColumbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
LabelDecca
ProducerOwen Bradley
Brenda Lee chronology
..."Let Me Sing"
(1963) 		By Request
(1964) 		Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee
(1964)
Singles from By Request
  1. "I Wonder/My Whole World Is Falling Down"
    Released: June 1963
  2. "The Grass Is Greener"
    Released: September 1963
  3. "As Usual"
    Released: November 1963

By Request is a studio album by American singer Brenda Lee. It was released on May 18, 1964 via Decca Records and contained 12 tracks. A majority of the album featured covers of songs first made popular by other recording artists of the era. Of its new recordings were three singles: "I Wonder" (with its B-side "My Whole World Is Falling Down"), "The Grass Is Greener" and "As Usual". The singles reached top ten and top 20 positions on record charts throughout the world. By Request was met with mixed reviews upon its release.

  1. ^ "By Request: Brenda Lee: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. May 23, 1964. Retrieved 28 December 2023.