Killing Me Softly With His Song

~ Recording by Mike Auldridge

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Killing Me Softly2:53Mike AuldridgeBlues and Blue GrassMike AuldridgeAlbum
TakomaD 1041
1.15Killing Me Softly With His Song2:55Mike AuldridgeTakoma - Plus OneMike AuldridgeAlbum
TakomaCDP 72824
1.16Killing Me Softly with His Song2:59Mike AuldridgeDobro / Blues and BluegrassMike AuldridgeAlbum
TakomaCDTAK 1033
1.16Killing Me Softly with His Song2:58Mike AuldridgeDobro / Blues and BluegrassMike AuldridgeAlbum
  • US2002-05-13
TakomaTAKCD-8914-2
1.16Killing Me Softly with His Song2:58Mike AuldridgeDobro / Blues and Bluegrass (Club Edition)Mike AuldridgeAlbumBMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), TakomaD144826, TAKCD-8914-2

Relationships

engineer:George Massenburg
double bass [bass]:Tom Gray (US bluegrass bassist)
guitar [lead guitar]:Gerry Mulé (guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:Ben Eldridge
John Starling
resonator guitar [dobro]:Mike Auldridge
recorded at:Track Recorders (location listed as Maryland or Washington, DC) in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (in 1974-04)
recording of:Killing Me Softly With His Song (in 1974-04: cover, instrumental)

Killing Me Softly With His Song

lyricist:Norman Gimbel
composer:Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:Platz Music Publishng
Rodali Music
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
later parody versions:Killing My Suffering With His Son
later translated parody versions:Hij maakte me gek (… met z’n vingers)
Kille mich zärtlich
Kylling med soft ice
Softlied
later translated versions:Das Lied meines Lebens
Dodelijk zachtjes verdwijnt het
Elle chantait ma vie en musique
Je t’oublierai
Jokainen päivä on liikaa
Matándome suávemente
Matándome suávemente
Mi fa morire cantando (Killing me softly)
Nỗi đau dịu dàng
Sangen han sang var min egen
Sången han sjöng var min egen
やさしく歌って
later versions:Millest sa elad ja hingad