 Issued as the second single from "Quiet Lies" in August 1982, "Break It to Me Gently" just missed becoming Newton's fifth consecutive Top Ten hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 peaking at number 11 that October.The track reached number one on the US Adult Contemporary chart (making it Newton's third number one on that chart), and number two on the US country singles chart.Newton won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, for her performance of the song.