Music Video

Prelude to a Kiss
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
Performer
John Lewis
John Lewis
Piano
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
Guitar
Connie Kay
Connie Kay
Drums
Ray Brown
Ray Brown
Bass
Janet Putnam
Janet Putnam
Harp
Robert Di Domenica
Robert Di Domenica
Flute
James J. Pellerite
James J. Pellerite
Flute
Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
Clarinet
A.J. Sciacca
A.J. Sciacca
Clarinet
Harry Shulman
Harry Shulman
Oboe
Manuel Zegler
Manuel Zegler
Bassoon
Jack Akreiselman
Jack Akreiselman
Bass Clarinet
George Nadaf
George Nadaf
French Horn
Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
French Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Irving Mills
Irving Mills
Lyrics
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Composer
Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon
Lyrics
John Lewis
John Lewis
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
George Avakian
George Avakian
Producer
Didier C. Deutsch
Didier C. Deutsch
Reissue Producer
Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff
Mastering Engineer
Fred Plaut
Fred Plaut
Recording Engineer
Frank Laico
Frank Laico
Recording Engineer
Robert Waller
Robert Waller
Recording Engineer
Howard Carter
Howard Carter
Recording Engineer

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, oh, oh, 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
Writer(s): Irving Mills, Irving Gordon, Edward Kennedy Ellington Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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