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"Speak to Me Pretty" is a song written by By Dunham and Henry Vars and performed by Brenda Lee. The song featured on Lee's 1961 album, All the Way. 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. The single also made No.57 on the overall U.K. sales chart for 1962. "Speak to Me Pretty" reached No.8 in the Norwegian charts in 1962 also.
"Your Used to Be" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #12 on the adult contemporary chart and #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. In Australia, the song also reached #19.
"Losing You" is a song written by Jean Renard and Carl Sigman and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart, #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 in the UK, and #13 on the R&B chart in 1963. The song is featured on her 1963 album, ..."Let Me Sing".
"My Whole World Is Falling Down" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Jerry Crutchfield and performed by Brenda Lee. Its chorus is based on the nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down". The song reached #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song is featured on her 1964 album, By Request. The song also reached #16 in Australia.
"The Grass Is Greener" is a song written by Mike Anthony and Barry Mann and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #7 on the adult contemporary chart and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song is featured on her 1964 album, By Request. The song reached #73 in Australia.
"As Usual" is a song written by Alex Zanetis and performed by Brenda Lee. The song is featured on Lee's 1964 album, By Request.
"Think" is a song written by Peggy Whittington and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #4 on the adult contemporary chart, #25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #26 on the UK in 1964. It also reached #62 in Australia. The song is featured on her 1965 album, Too Many Rivers.
"Johnny One Time" is a song written by A.L. "Doodle" Owens and Dallas Frazier and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #3 on the adult contemporary chart, #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #50 on the country chart in 1969. The song also reached #11 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart and #38 on the Canadian pop chart. It was featured on her 1969 album, Johnny One Time.
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- ↑ Brenda Lee, "She'll Never Know" single release Retrieved May 12, 2014
- ↑ Brenda Lee, "She'll Never Know" Chart Positions Retrieved May 12, 2014
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