TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
(Harold M. Woods / Jimmy Campbell / Reginald Connelly)
Ray Noble & His Orch. (vocal: Val Rosing) - 1932
Ted Lewis & His Band - 1933
Ruth Etting - 1933
Bing Crosby - 1933
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Pat O'Malley) - 1933
Eddy Duchin & His Orch. (vocal: Lew Sherwood) - 1933
Charlie Palloy - 1933
Derickson & Brown - 1933
Frank Sinatra - 1945
Mel Tormé & His Mel-Tones - 1946
Little Miss Cornshucks - 1952
Patti Page - 1954
Perry Como - 1956
Mel Tormé - 1957
The Platters - 1958
Jeri Southern - 1958
Sammy Davis Jr. - 1958
George Sanders - 1958
Jack Webb - 1958
Frankie Laine - 1959
Frankie Avalon - 1959
Connie Francis - 1959
Gloria Lynne - 1960
Jackie Wilson - 1961
Aretha Franklin - 1962
Sam Cooke - 1964
Roy Hamilton - 1964
Tennessee Ernie Ford - 1966
Nancy Wilson - 1966
Brook Benton - 1966
Otis Redding - 1966
Charlie Rich - 1968
Ella Fitzgerald - 1968
Three Dog Night - 1969
Also recorded By:
Josef Locke; Carmen McRae; George Shearing; Jimmy Durante; Nina Simone;
Shirley Bassey; Michael Bolton; Glen Campbell; Eddie Cantor; Lee Hazelwood;
Joe White; Tom Jones; Jack Lemmon; Willie Nelson; Ted Heath; Percy Sledge;
Rod Stewart; Ray Conniff; Michael Buble ...... and many, many others.
As recorded by RUTH ETTING:
In the hustle of today, we're all inclined to miss
Little things that mean so much, a word, a smile, a kiss
When a woman loves a man, he's a hero in her eyes
And a hero he can always be if he'll just realise
She may be weary, women do get weary
Wearing the same shabby dress
And when she's weary, try a little tenderness
You know she's waiting, just anticipating
Things she may never possess
While she's without them, try a little tenderness
It's not just sentimental, she has her grief and care
And a word that's soft and gentle makes it easier to bear
You won't regret it, women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness
It's all so easy, try a little tenderness
It's not just sentimental, she has her grief and care
And a word that's soft and gentle makes it easier to bear
You won't regret it, women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness
It's all so easy, try a little tenderness
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As recorded by OTIS REDDING:
Oh, she may be weary, young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shabby dress, yeah
But when she gets weary, try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah
You know she's waiting, just anticipating
A thing that she'll never, never, never, never possess, yeah, yeah
While she's there waiting without them, try a little tenderness
It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
She has her grief and care, yeah, yeah, yeah
But the soft words they all spoke so gentle, yeah
It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah
You won't regret it, no, no, some girls they don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness, yeah
But it's all so easy, all you gotta do is try, try a little tenderness
Yeah, all you gotta do is, man, hold her where you want her
Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her
Get to her, try, try, try a little tenderness, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
You got to know how to love her, man, you'll be surprised, man
You got to squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave
You got to hold her and rub her softly
Try a little tenderness, ooh yeah yeah yeah
You got to rub her gentle man, all you gotta do, no, no
You got to love her, squeeze her, don't tease her
Gotta try, nah, nah, nah, try, try a little tenderness
Yeah, watch her groove
You gotta to know what to do, man
Take this advice, you gotta ....... FADE
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2018)
