| "You Can Depend on Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album Brenda, That's All | ||||
| B-side | "It's Never Too Late" | |||
| Released | March 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1 January 1961 | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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"You Can Depend on Me" is a song written by Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl "Fatha" Hines. [1] and first recorded by Louis Armstrong (1931 [2] and 1951). It should not be confused with the song of the same name, " (You Can) Depend on Me," recorded by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles in 1959.
Other recorded versions
The song has been recorded and performed by several people, including:
- Count Basie (1939), [3]
- Earl Hines (1940)
- Dexter Gordon ( 1955)
- Lester Young (1956)
- Nat King Cole ( 1957)
- Brenda Lee (1961). Lee's "You Can Depend on Me" reached No.6 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in May 1961. [4] The single crossed over to the Hot R&B Sides chart, where it reached No. 25. [5] This recording was featured on Lee's 1962 album Brenda, That's All. [6]
Influences
Recorded in 1949, the notable Lennie Tristano contrafact "Wow" is based on the chord changes to You Can Depend on Me.
References
- ^ "Original versions of You Can Depend on Me written by Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
- ^ Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, " I Got Rhythm / You Can Depend on Me" at Discogs; recorded November 5, 1931, and released as 10" 78 rpm Shellac on Columbia Records.
- ^ Count Basie and His Orchestra, " Oh Lady Be Good / You Can Depend on Me" at Discogs, with Lester Young and James Rushing, released as 10" 78 rpm Shellac by Decca Records.
- ^ Allmusic chart history
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 343.
- ^ Allmusic album info
External links
- BMI Work #1712327, "You Can Depend on Me"