The Originals © by Arnold Rypens - KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG

Artist: Lori Lieberman
Author: Charles Fox/Norman Gimbel
Label: Capitol
Year: 1972

On this Laura Nyro epigone' debut album. Written for her by duo Charles Fox (not to be confused with the male part of sister & brother duo Inez & Charlie Fox of Mockingbird fame; this Fox is white) and Norman Gimbel (who translated Tom Jobim bossa novas in English and Toots Thielemans' Bluesette). Gimbel & Fox also co-wrote the Happy Days theme. The young singer who modeled for the "killer" in the song is Don McLean. Lori who attended one of his performances, witnessed how he seemed to "look right through me as if I wasn't there". Don who needs his glasses, leaves them off while performing.

Covers:

1973:: Roberta Flack [n°1 US; heard Lori's song during a domestic flight]
1973:: Bobby Goldsboro
1973:: Anne Murray
1973:: Undisputed Truth
1973:: Sonny Stitt
1973:: Vicky Lawrence
1973:: Floyd Cramer
1973:: Johnny Mathis
1973:: Sergio Mendes
1973:: Perry Como
1973:: Ventures
1973:: Woody Herman
1973:: Barney Kessel & Red Mitchell
1974:: Petula Clark
1974:: Engelbert Humperdinck
1974:: John Holt
1974:: Jimmy Smith
1974:: Mike Auldridge
1976:: Cleo Laine
1976:: Hampton Hawes
1976:: Sandra Reemer
1978:: Boston Pops Orch.
1979:: Sacha Distel
1981:: Charles Fox [author]
1984:: Brenda Lee
1988:: Al B. Sure
1994:: Luther Vandross
1996:: Fugees [n°1 NL & UK]
1996:: Scott & Todd [as Killing Me Softly With Ding Dongs]
1996:: Foetsies [as Hij Maakte Me Gek (Met Zijn Vingers)]
1998:: Kermit Ruffins
1998:: Gerard Cox [as Dodelijk! Zachtjes Verdwijnt Het]
1999:: Arturo Sandoval

KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG

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