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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.

"Speak to Me Pretty"
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
"Break It to Me Gently" (1962) "Speak to Me Pretty" (1962) "Everybody Loves Me But You" / "Here Comes That Feeling" (1962)

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

• Lee's version was featured in the 1961 film, Two Little Bears.[8]

References

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