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Tenderly

Artist: The Arthur Murray Orchestra

Album: More Fabulous Ballroom

Song Length: 2:38

George's Thoughts: Most versions of this wonderful love song are much too slow for dancing. It's unfortunate that those versions which are paced properly for Waltz tend to be quite poor productions with weak vocals or seriously lacking emotional impact. A version that some may enjoy is Jackie Gleason's on "The Ultimate Ballroom Album 5." What? You didn't know he could sing? Don't worry. It's an instrumental.

Song Lyrics:

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
Your arms opened wide and closed me inside
You took my lips, you took my love so tenderly