
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Score
2,779
Chart Year
1962
"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,[1] 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.[2] 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
Break it to me gently Let me down that easy way Make me feel you still love me If it's just, 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've shared for, oh, so long Is such a big part of me If you must take your love away Take it gradually Oh, oh, 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 (Never love again)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 13, 1962 | 56 | 70 |
| 2 | Jan 20, 1962 | 29 | 97 |
| 3 | Jan 27, 1962 | 17 | 109 |
| 4 | Feb 3, 1962 | 9 | 117 |
| 5 | Feb 10, 1962 | 8 | 118 |
| 6 | Feb 17, 1962 | 6 | 120 |
| 7 | Feb 24, 1962 | 6 | 120 |
| 8 | Mar 3, 1962 | 4 | 122 |
| 9 | Mar 10, 1962 | 7 | 119 |
| 10 | Mar 17, 1962 | 9 | 117 |
| 11 | Mar 24, 1962 | 18 | 108 |
| 12 | Mar 31, 1962 | 26 | 100 |
| 13 | Apr 7, 1962 | 51 | 75 |