Peak
1
Weeks
26
Score
5,040
Chart Year
1957
This was written by Sam Cooke's brother Charles "LC" Cooke. In the '40s, the brothers sang in their family gospel group, The Singing Children. Cooke was signed to Specialty Records, which was a gospel label. Cooke's producer, Bumps Blackwell, brought this to Art Rupe, who owned the label. Rupe objected to the use of the choir on this track and was afraid it was too secular and would alienate the label's gospel fans. He offered Cooke a release from his contract in exchange for outstanding royalties. The song was passed to the Keen label where it sold over 2 million copies. Aretha Franklin released her version as the B-side of her 1968 single Think. In Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Times issue, Art Garfunkel said: "I must have sung 'You Send Me' to myself walking up and down stairwells at least a thousand times. It was on the charts right when I was having my first little success with Paul Simon as Tom and Jerry. I was just a kid, calling on radio stations for promotional purposes, and all I heard was 'You Send Me.' Sam was great to sing along with. He was my hero." >>
Darling, you send me I know you send me Darling, you send me Honest, you do, honest, you do Honest, you do, whoa You thrill me I know you, you, you thrill me Darling, you, you, you, you thrill me Honest, you do At first I thought it was infatuation But, woo, it's lasted so long Now I find myself wanting To marry you and take you home, whoa You, you, you, you send me I know you send me I know you send me Honest you do Whoa-oh-oh, whenever I'm with you I know, I know, I know when I'm near you Mm hmm, mmm hmm, honest, you do, honest, you do Whoa-oh-oh, I know-oh-oh-oh I know, I know, I know, when you hold me Whoa, whenever you kiss me Mm hmm, mm hmm, honest you do At first I thought it was infatuation But, woo, it's lasted so long Now I find myself wanting To marry you and take you home I know, I know, I know you send me I know you send me Whoa, you, you, you, you send me Honest you do
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 21, 1957 | 94 | 32 |
| 2 | Oct 28, 1957 | 16 | 110 |
| 3 | Nov 4, 1957 | 6 | 120 |
| 4 | Nov 11, 1957 | 4 | 122 |
| 5 | Nov 18, 1957 | 3 | 123 |
| 6 | Nov 25, 1957 | 3 | 123 |
| 7 | Dec 2, 1957 | 2 | 124 |
| 8 | Dec 9, 1957 | 2 | 124 |
| 9 | Dec 16, 1957 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Dec 23, 1957 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Dec 30, 1957 | 6 | 120 |
| 12 | Jan 6, 1958 | 9 | 117 |
| 13 | Jan 13, 1958 | 8 | 118 |
| 14 | Jan 20, 1958 | 9 | 117 |
| 15 | Jan 27, 1958 | 15 | 111 |
| 16 | Feb 3, 1958 | 15 | 111 |
| 17 | Feb 10, 1958 | 22 | 104 |
| 18 | Feb 17, 1958 | 30 | 96 |
| 19 | Feb 24, 1958 | 46 | 80 |
| 20 | Mar 3, 1958 | 81 | 45 |