Send for Me (song)

"Send for Me"
Single by Nat King Cole
B-side"My Personal Possession"
ReleasedJune 6, 1957 (1957-06-06)
Recorded14 May 1957
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
Genre
Length2:38
LabelCapitol
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]

  1. ^ Stanley, Bob (2022). "In a Restless World: Nat King Cole". Let's Do It - The Birth of Pop Music: A History. New York: Pegasus Books. p. 486.
  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.