| Break It to Me Gently | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Aretha Franklin |
| Album: | Sweet Passion |
| B-Side: | Meadows of Springtime |
| Recorded: | 1977 |
| Length: | 3:19 (single) |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Prev Title: | Something He Can Feel |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | What a Fool Believes |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"Break It to Me Gently" is a song by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1977 as the first single from her album, Sweet Passion. The track was written and produced by Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch which was an R&B hit for Franklin, it reached number one on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart in June 1977.
The song's success was only faintly reflected on the Billboard Hot 100 with a Number 85 peak, before dropping out of the Hot 100 after two weeks. "Break It to Me Gently" would be Franklin's final Atlantic single to appear on the Hot 100 - from which she would be absent until 1980.[1]
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| Charts (1977) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 85 | |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |