Details
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Artist:
- Brenda Lee
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 17
SKU: A0.1577288
By Brenda Lee. By Diane Lampert; Joe Seneca. Arranged by Peet du Toit. This edition: pdf. Blues, Pop. 17 pages. Peet du Toit #1148964. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.1577288)."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, 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. 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.
Juice Newton also sang this hit. You can enjoy it on your brass instruments. Be sure to count correctly, as most of the beats are not shared with another instrument's.
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- ArrangeMe:
- Peet du Toit
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Artists:
- Brenda Lee
- Ensemble:
- Brass Quintet
- Publisher:
- Peet du Toit