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 | |||
| Songwriters | "By" Dunham, Henry Vars | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Speak to Me Pretty" on YouTube | ||||
"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 number three 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][4] The single also made number 57 on the overall U.K. sales chart for 1962.[5] "Speak to Me Pretty" reached number eight in the Norwegian charts in 1962.
Other versions
- Bobby Stevens released a version in 1962 as the B-side to the single "Never Goodbye".[6]
- 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".[7]
- Lena Zavaroni released a version on her 1977 album, Presenting Lena Zavaroni.[8]
In media
- Lee's version was featured in the 1961 film, The Two Little Bears.[9]
References
- ↑ "Brenda Lee, "Speak to Me Pretty" single release". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Brenda Lee, All the Way". Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Brenda Lee songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts. Archived from the original on July 30, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Brenda Lee, "Speak to Me Pretty" Chart Position". Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "The Top 100 selling singles of 1962 in the U.K." Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Bobbye Stevens, "Never Goodbye"". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra, "When My Little Girl is Smiling"". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Lena Zavaroni, Presenting Lena Zavaroni". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "AFI Catalog - The Two Little Bears". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 16, 2026.
'Speak to Me Pretty'...songs sung by Brenda Lee.