Speak to Me Pretty
| "Speak to Me Pretty" | ||||
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| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album All the Way | ||||
| B-side | "Lover, Come Back to Me" | |||
| Released | March 1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:14 | |||
| Label | Brunswick 05867 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | By Dunham, Henry Vars | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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"Speak to Me Pretty" is a song written by By Dunham and Henry Vars and performed by Brenda Lee.[1] The song featured on Lee's 1961 album, All the Way.[2] Not chosen to be a single in the United States, the song was selected by Lee's U.K. record label as a single and reached No.3 in the U.K. singles chart in May 1962, which made it the highest-placing chart single Lee ever had in the U.K.[3] The single also made No.57 on the overall U.K. sales chart for 1962.[4] "Speak to Me Pretty" reached No.8 in the Norwegian charts in 1962 also.
Other versions[]
- Bobby Stevens released a version in 1962 as the B-side to the single "Never Goodbye".[5]
- Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra released a version as a single in 1962 as the B-side to the single "When My Little Girl is Smiling".[6]
- Lena Zavaroni released a version on her 1977 album, Presenting Lena Zavaroni.[7]
In media[]
References[]
- ^ Brenda Lee, "Speak to Me Pretty" single release Retrieved 8 May, 2014
- ^ Brenda Lee, All the Way Retrieved May 8, 2014
- ^ Brenda Lee, "Speak to Me Pretty" Chart Position Retrieved 8 May, 2014
- ^ The Top 100 selling singles of 1962 in the U.K. Retrieved 31 December 2014
- ^ Bobbye Stevens, "Never Goodbye" Retrieved 8 May, 2014
- ^ Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra, "When My Little Girl is Smiling" Retrieved 8 May, 2014
- ^ Lena Zavaroni, Presenting Lena Zavaroni Retrieved 8 May, 2014
- ^ Two Little Bears Retrieved 8 May, 2014
Categories:
- 1962 songs
- 1962 singles
- Brenda Lee songs
- Brunswick Records singles
- Columbia Records singles
- Songs written for films
- 1960s single stubs