Break It to Me Gently
Brenda Lee
1962
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1962
Release: 1962Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The reviewed original recording and single evidence support 1962. Later album, chart, anthology and re-recording dates are kept separate; year precision does not claim an exact worldwide day.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1962.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Brenda Lee - label review of original recordings
The label article identifies the named original recording years, including Sweet Nothins 1959, Emotions 1960, All Alone Am I 1962, Is It True 1964 and Nobody Wins 1973. Used for original recording chronology alongside the licensed programs; its editorial ranking and descriptions are not reproduced.
Brenda Lee - licensed original single versions
The licensed historical program labels the original single presentations, explicitly calls Dynamite the 1957 Single Version and preserves the original 1963 As Usual field. Compilation-year placeholders do not date the older recordings.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Written by Joe Seneca and Diane Lampert, showcasing Lee's emotive vocal style.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1962.html, song-list position 72
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.