You Send Me

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"You Send Me" is a 1957 soul and R&B ballad by Sam Cooke that became his breakthrough hit and a classic of American popular music.

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You Send Me canonical 2
"You Send Me" (cover version) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Sam Cooke NERFINISHED
breakthroughWorkFor Sam Cooke NERFINISHED
chartPosition number one on Billboard Hot 100
number one on Billboard R&B chart
composer Sam Cooke NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs classic of American popular music
era 1950s popular music
genre doo-wop
pop
rhythm and blues
soul
hasBside Summertime NERFINISHED
hasCoverVersionBy Aretha Franklin NERFINISHED
Michael Bolton NERFINISHED
Otis Redding NERFINISHED
Patti LaBelle NERFINISHED
Roy Orbison NERFINISHED
Teresa Brewer NERFINISHED
The Everly Brothers NERFINISHED
The Manhattans NERFINISHED
The Supremes NERFINISHED
hasMusicalForm ballad
hasSubject romantic love
includedIn various Sam Cooke compilation albums
influencedGenre R&B ballads
soul music
isDebutSingleOf Sam Cooke NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 2 minutes 41 seconds
lyricist Sam Cooke NERFINISHED
notableFeature smooth gospel-influenced vocal style
use of melisma in lead vocal
notableFor crossing over from R&B to pop charts
originalMedium 7-inch single
performer Sam Cooke NERFINISHED
precededBy Sam Cooke’s gospel recordings with the Soul Stirrers
producer Bumps Blackwell NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1957
recordLabel Keen Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1957-09
significance helped establish Sam Cooke as a crossover pop star
tempo slow ballad
vocalType male vocal

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Sam Cooke notableWork You Send Me
Aretha Now includesTrack You Send Me
Teresa Brewer notableWork You Send Me
this entity surface form: "You Send Me" (cover version)