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