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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Lead Vocals
Alvin Stoller
Drums
Barney Kessel
Guitar
Ben Webster
Tenor Saxophone
Joe Mondragon
Bass
Paul Smith
Piano
Stuff Smith
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Irving Mills
Lyrics
Duke Ellington
Composer
Irving Gordon
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Producer
Lyrics
If you hear
A song in blue
Like a flower crying
For the dew
That was my heart serenading you
My prelude to a kiss
If you hear a song that grows
From my tender sentimental woes
That was my heart trying to compose
A prelude to a kiss
Though it's just a simple melody
With nothing fancy
Nothing much
You could turn it to a symphony
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Oh how my love song gently cries
For the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
(bridge)
Though it's just a simple melody
With nothing fancy
Nothing much
You could turn it to a symphony
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Oh how my love song so gently cries
For the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
Writer(s): Irving Mills, Irving Gordon, Edward Kennedy Ellington
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