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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Nash Icon Records, also Back to God, Jesus Loves Me and Just Like Them Horses
Part of Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, also Back to God, Jesus Loves Me and Oh, How I Love Jesus
Written by William L. Thompson, also Lead Me Gently Home (Johnny Cash)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 91 years before this song
William L. Thompson first appears on fono in 1971, 45 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- James Hendricks, William L. Thompson and [traditional]
- Released on
- Nash Icon Records
- Written by
- James Hendricks, William L. Thompson and [traditional]
- Released on
- Nash Icon Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: William L. Thompson
Same writer: James Hendricks
Same label: Nash Icon Records
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Nash Icon Records
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Nash Icon Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Softly and Tenderly was written by James Hendricks
Softly and Tenderly was written by James Hendricks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Softly and Tenderly was written by William L. Thompson
Softly and Tenderly was written by William L. Thompson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Softly and Tenderly was written by [traditional]
Softly and Tenderly was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Softly and Tenderly is part of the release Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope
Softly and Tenderly is part of the release Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Nash Icon Records is the label of the song Softly and Tenderly
Nash Icon Records is the label of the song Softly and Tenderly
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Softly and Tenderly was released on 2016-12-16
Softly and Tenderly was released on 2016-12-16
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026