Send for Me (song)

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"Send for Me"
Single by Nat King Cole
B-side "My Personal Possession"
ReleasedJune 6, 1957 (1957-06-06)
Recorded14 May 1957
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre
Length2:38
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Ollie Jones
Nat King Cole singles chronology
"When Rock and Roll Come to Trinidad"
(1957)		"Send for Me"
(1957)		"(The Song Of) Raintree County"
(1957)

"Send for Me" is a song written by Ollie Jones and performed by Nat King Cole featuring the McCoy's Boys. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1957. [2] The song was arranged by Billy May. [3]

The single's B-side, "My Personal Possession", reached No. 21 on both the U.S. pop chart and the UK Singles Chart and featuring backing vocals by The Four Knights and was arranged by Nelson Riddle. [4]

The song ranked No. 40 on Billboard's Year-End top 50 singles of 1957. [5]

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  2. ↑ "Nat King Cole, "Send for Me" Chart Positions" . Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nat King Cole, "Send for Me" Single Release". Discogs . 6 June 1957. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nat King Cole, "My Personal Possession" Chart Positions" . Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "1957's Best Selling Records" Billboard December 23, 1957: 20.
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  13. ↑ "Gene McDaniels, 100 Lbs. of Clay!". Discogs . 12 April 1961. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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