"You Can Depend on Me" is a song written by Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl "Fatha" Hines. and first recorded by

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(1931 and

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). It should not be confused with the song of the same name, "

(You Can) Depend on Me "(You Can) Depend on Me" (TAMLA 54028), was a 1959 song by Motown Records group The Miracles, which also appeared on the group's first album, '' Hi... We're The Miracles'' (released in 1961). It also appeared as the " B" side of the group's hit ...

," 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 William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

(1939), *Earl Hines himself (1940) *

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most ...

(1956) *

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

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) *

Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed onl ...

(1961). Lee's "You Can Depend on Me" reached No.6 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in May 1961. The single crossed over to the Hot R&B Sides chart, where it reached No. 25. This recording was featured on Lee's 1962 album ''

Brenda, That's All ''Brenda, That's All'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Brenda Lee. The album was released October 15, 1962 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. It was the second of two studio albums released in 1962 and included two ...

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album info

Influences

Recorded in 1949, the notable

Lennie Tristano Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation. Tristano studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in music in Chicago before moving to New Yo ...

contrafact A contrafact is a musical work based on a prior work. The term comes from classical music and has only since the 1940s been applied to jazz, where it is still not standard. In classical music, contrafacts have been used as early as the parody ma ...

"Wow" is based on the chord changes to ''You Can Depend on Me.''

References

External links

*BMI Work #1712327, "You Can Depend on Me" {{Brenda Lee 1961 singles Brenda Lee songs 1961 songs Decca Records singles