You Send Me

"You Send Me"
Single by Sam Cooke
from the album Sam Cooke
B-side	"Summertime"
Released	September 7, 1957
Recorded	June 1, 1957
Studio	Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Genre	Rhythm and blues soul
Length	2:41
Label	Keen
Songwriter(s)	Sam Cooke (mistakenly credited to L.C. Cook)
Producer(s)	Bumps Blackwell
Sam Cooke singles chronology
"You Send Me" (1957) "I'll Come Running Back to You" (1957)

"You Send Me" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer Sam Cooke, released as a single in 1957 by Keen Records. Produced by Bumps Blackwell and arranged and conducted by René Hall. The song, Cooke's debut single, was a massive commercial success, becoming a No. 1 hit on both Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Records chart and the Billboard Hot 100.

It was named as one of the 500 most important rock and roll recordings by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In April 2010, the song ranked No. 115 in Rolling Stone magazine's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[1]

In addition to the original version of Sam Cooke, "You Send Me" has received numerous covers over the years, the most important being the versions of Teresa Brewer (1957), Aretha Franklin (1968), Ponderosa Twins Plus One (1971) and The Manhattans (1985).