"Try a Little Tenderness" is a song written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, and Harry M. Woods. Definitions of try a little tenderness, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of try a little tenderness, analogical dictionary of try a little tenderness (English) It was first recorded on December 8, 1932, by the Ray Noble Orchestra (with vocals by Val Rosing). In general, tenderness involves increased sensitivity. When we say that an injury is tender, we mean that it is hyper-sensitive to the touch. For them, tenderness would have involved a moistening of the psyche and an opening up to the impingement of the outer world. And in moments of tenderness it is as though the ego and all its machinations momentarily melt away so that our feelings are heightened … Ted Lewis (Columbia 2748 D) and Ruth Etting (Melotone 12625) had hits with it in 1933.