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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Tenderly (Verve Records 1956)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Vocals
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Trumpet
Ray Brown
Ray Brown
Bass
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
Guitar
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Piano
Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Walter Gross
Walter Gross
Composer
Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly
The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly
Then you and I came wandering by
And lost in a sigh were we
The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly
I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly
[Verse 1]
Your arms opened wide
And closed me inside
You took my lips
You took my love so tenderly
[Chorus]
The evening breeze erased the trees tenderly
Trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly
Then you and I came wandering by
And lost in a sigh were we
Oh, the shores were kissed by the mist tenderly
I can't forget how two hearts met tenderly
[Verse 2]
Your arms opened wide
And closed me inside
You took my chops way from bops tenderly
[Outro]
Wah-whoa tenderly
Tenderly
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Written by: Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross

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