You Send Me
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| "You Send Me" | ||
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| Single by Sam Cooke | ||
| From the album Sam Cooke | ||
| B-side | "Summertime, Pt. 1" | |
| Released | October 1957 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | May 1957 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 2:43 | |
| Label | Keen Records | |
| Producer | Sam Cooke | |
| Chart positions | #1 (U.S.) #1 (US R&B) #29 (UK) | |
| Sam Cooke singles chronology | ||
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| "You Send Me" 1957 | "I'll Come Running Back to You" 1957 | |
"You Send Me" is a 1957 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The song was his first secular single released through Keen Records, an imprint of RCA Victor Records. His first non-gospel single, "Lovable," was released earlier that year under a pseudonym. Released in October of 1957, the record became an instand hit, topping the charts on both the Billboard Pop and R&B singles charts. The record established Cooke as a mainstream R&B singer, apart from his gospel roots.
Since its release, the song has become a landmark record of the soul genre, which Cooke helped create. It was named as one of the 500 most important rock and roll recordings by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In 2005, the song was voted #115 by representatives of the music industry and press in Rolling Stone magazine's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Nat King Cole, The Drifters, The Everly Brothers, José Feliciano, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge, and the Steve Miller Band. In the United Kingdom, Rod Stewart released this song as part of a medley with "Bring It on Home to Me" and charted it on the UK Singles Chart at #7 as a double A-side with "Farewell."
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Black Singles Chart | #1 |
| 1957 | Pop Singles Chart | #1 |
| 1958 | UK Singles Chart | #29 |
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Black Singles Chart | #28 |
| 1968 | Pop Singles Chart | #56 |
Credits
- Written and produced by Sam Cooke.
- Instrumentation by Rene Hall (arrangement and rhythm guitar), Ted Brinson (bass), Earl Palmer (drums), and Cliff White (guitar).
- Engineering by Bob Kidder.
References
- Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964. Abkco Records, 2003. Los Angeles, California.
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