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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| You Send Me canonical | 2 |
| "You Send Me" (cover version) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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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
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| describedAs | classic of American popular music ⓘ |
| era | 1950s popular music ⓘ |
| genre |
doo-wop
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pop ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasBside | Summertime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Aretha Franklin
NERFINISHED
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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
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soul music ⓘ |
| isDebutSingleOf | Sam Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 41 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sam Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
smooth gospel-influenced vocal style
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"You Send Me" (cover version)