Dinah Washington - Never Let Me Go (EmArcy Records 1956)

“Never Let Me Go“ is a song written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, on the 1956 Dinah Washington album The Swingin’ Miss “D“ Dinah’s accompanied by Benny Golson (arranger), Anthony Ortega (alto saxophone), Hal McKusick (alto saxophone/flute), Danny Bank, (baritone saxophone), Milt Hinton (double bass), Osie Johnson (drums), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Clarence “Sleepy“ Anderson (piano/celesta), Jerome Richardson & Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone/clarinet), and Bernie Glow (trumpet). Recorded December 4, 1956. (EmArcy Records) Never let me go Love me much too much If you let me go Life would lose its touch What would I be without you? There’s no place for me without you Never let me go I’d be so lost if you went away There’d be a thousand hours in the day Without you I know Because of one caress my world was overturned At the very start, all my bridges burned By my flaming heart you’d never leave me, would you? You couldn’t hurt me, could you? Never let me go Please never let me go Because of one caress my world was overturned At the very start all my bridges burned By my flaming heart you’d never leave me, would you? You couldn’t hurt me, could you? Never let me go Never let me go Never let me go