BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
BRENDA LEE
SONGWRITERS: DIANE
LAMPERT & JOE SENECA
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: LET ME SING
LABEL: DECCA RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1963
Brenda Mae Tarpley(born December 11, 1944),
known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had
47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade,
surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is
known for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry"
and 1958's "Rockin'
Around the Christmas Tree", which has become a
Christmas standard.
At 4 ft 9 inches tall (approximately 145cm),
she received the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite" in 1957, after
recording the song "Dynamite" when she was 12 and was one of the
earliest pop stars to have a major contemporary international following. In
1969, Lee returned to the charts with her recording "Johnny One Time"
penned by A. L. "Doodle" Owens and Dallas Frazier. The
song reached #3 on Billboard's
Adult
Contemporary Chart and #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The
song also earned Lee her second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal. Later
success came with a return to her roots as a country singer, with a string of
hits through the 1970s and 1980s.
Lee has sold more than 100 million records
worldwide. She is a member of the Rock and Roll,
Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame. She is also a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Lee
is the first woman to be inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Country Music
Halls of Fame.
..."Let Me Sing" is the ninth
studio album by American singer Brenda Lee.
The album was released December 9, 1963, on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley.
The album was the second and final album studio album released by Brenda Lee in
1963.
Break it to me gently
Let me down the easy way
Make me feel that you still love me
If it's just, if it's just for one more day
Break it to me gently
So my tears, my tears won't fall too fast
If you must go, then go slowly
Let me love you 'till the last
The love we shared for oh so long
Is such a big part of me
If you must take your love away
Take it gradually
Oh break it, break it to me gently
Give me time or give me a little time to ease
the pain
Love me just a little longer
'Cause I never never love again
'Cause I'll never love (never love again).