Speak to Me Pretty

"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]