"Come Softly to Me" is a popular song recorded by The Fleetwoods, composed of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel, who also wrote it.
Recording the song at home, the group sang it a cappella with the rhythmic shaking of Troxel's car keys.
The tape was then sent to Los Angeles where the sparse instrumental accompaniment was added, including an acoustic guitar played by Bonnie Guitar, herself a successful singer-songwriter ("Dark Moon") and Reisdorf's in-house record producer.
The song has been covered by other artists, including Sandy Salisbury, Marcel Amont "Tout doux, tout doucement" (1958), Henri Salvador (1959), Paul & Paula (1963), Four Jacks and a Jill (1965),[8] The Serendipity Singers on United Artists in 1968, and Bob Welch (with Christine McVie on backing vocals).
Eliza Doolittle sampled it for the song "Missing" on her debut album.