Break It To Me Gently
Brenda Lee
Written by Diane Lambert and Joe Seneca
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 oo, Break it break it to me gently
Give me time, oh give me a little time to ease the pain
Love me just a little longer
'Cause I'll never never love again
'Cause I'll never love again
Brenda's records have sold in excess of 100,000,000 to date.
She has 29 gold records.
Brenda Lee was one of the most successful singers of the 60's. The song that enabled her to break through in a big way from C&W to pop was Sweet Nothin's, a top ten hit in 1960 and the first of twelve top ten pop songs she recorded in a four-year span. It was followed by two songs that reached #1 later in 1960 [before she reached her 16th birthday]-- I'm Sorry and I Want To Be Wanted.
~Song Trivia~
"Break It to Me Gently" is a classic pop song written by Diane Lambert and Joe Seneca. The tune was originally a hit for Brenda Lee, climbing into the Top Ten of both the Country and Pop charts. Twenty years later, Juice Newton released a decidedly more "torch" version of the song. Newton's version hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, #2 on the Country chart, and #11 on the Pop chart. Newton received a Grammy award for her remake of the song