"Break It to Me Gently" is a pop song written by Diane Lampert and Joe Seneca. The tune was originally a hit for Brenda Lee in 1962, climbing into the Top Ten of both the Country and Pop charts. Twenty years later, Juice Newton released a decidedly more "torch" version of the song. Newton's version hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, #2 on the Country chart, and #11 on the Pop chart. Newton received a Grammy award for her remake of the song. Wildside was an album released in 1987 by the Canadian rock band Loverboy. ... Joe Seneca was born Joel McGhee January 14, 1919 - August 15, 1996 , in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American pop singer, who was immensely popular during the 1950s and 1960s. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juice Newton was born Judy Kay Cohen 18 February 1952 in Lakehurst, New Jersey and grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Not to be confused with Angela Bofill's jazz ballad from 1981's Something About You. Angela Bofill (born on May 2, 1954 in The Bronx) is an American R&B contralto vocalist and songwriter. ...