You Send Me
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"You Send Me" is a 1957 soul and R&B ballad by Sam Cooke that became his breakthrough hit and a classic of American popular music.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| You Send Me canonical | 7 |
| "You Send Me" | 1 |
| "You Send Me" (cover version) | 1 |
| Sam Cooke – "You Send Me" | 1 |
| You Send Me (in film context) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4791064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: You Send Me Context triple: [Sam Cooke, notableWork, You Send Me]
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A.
Send One Your Love
"Send One Your Love" is a romantic soul ballad by Stevie Wonder, released in 1979 as the lead single from his album "Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants."
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B.
Sing for Me
"Sing for Me" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera featured on her 2012 studio album *Lotus*.
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C.
I Want You
"I Want You" is a fast-paced, lyrically intricate love song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde.
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D.
I Want You
"I Want You" is a 1976 soul and R&B album by Marvin Gaye, noted for its lush production, sensual themes, and influence on the quiet storm genre.
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E.
I Want You
"I Want You" is a 1954 R&B single by American singer Damita Jo, noted for showcasing her smooth vocal style early in her recording career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: You Send Me Target entity description: "You Send Me" is a 1957 soul and R&B ballad by Sam Cooke that became his breakthrough hit and a classic of American popular music.
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A.
Send One Your Love
"Send One Your Love" is a romantic soul ballad by Stevie Wonder, released in 1979 as the lead single from his album "Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants."
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B.
Sing for Me
"Sing for Me" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera featured on her 2012 studio album *Lotus*.
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C.
I Want You
"I Want You" is a fast-paced, lyrically intricate love song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde.
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D.
I Want You
"I Want You" is a 1976 soul and R&B album by Marvin Gaye, noted for its lush production, sensual themes, and influence on the quiet storm genre.
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E.
I Want You
"I Want You" is a soulful hip-hop track by Common, produced by will.i.am, known for its smooth, romantic vibe and lush, sample-based instrumentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| breakthroughWorkFor | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number one on Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
number one on Billboard R&B chart ⓘ |
| composer | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs | classic of American popular music ⓘ |
| era | 1950s popular music ⓘ |
| genre |
doo-wop
ⓘ
pop ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasBside | Summertime ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Aretha Franklin
ⓘ
Michael Bolton ⓘ Otis Redding ⓘ Patti LaBelle ⓘ Roy Orbison ⓘ Teresa Brewer ⓘ The Everly Brothers ⓘ The Manhattans ⓘ The Supremes ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| hasSubject | romantic love ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Sam Cooke compilation albums ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
R&B ballads
ⓘ
soul music ⓘ |
| isDebutSingleOf | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 41 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
smooth gospel-influenced vocal style
ⓘ
use of melisma in lead vocal ⓘ |
| notableFor | crossing over from R&B to pop charts ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| performer | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sam Cooke’s gospel recordings with the Soul Stirrers ⓘ |
| producer | Bumps Blackwell ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Keen Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-09 ⓘ |
| significance | helped establish Sam Cooke as a crossover pop star ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ballad ⓘ |
| vocalType | male vocal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: You Send Me Description of subject: "You Send Me" is a 1957 soul and R&B ballad by Sam Cooke that became his breakthrough hit and a classic of American popular music.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: You Send Me
subject linked to:
Samuel Cook
linked to: You Send Me
linked to: You Send Me
linked to: You Send Me
subject linked to:
Aretha Franklin – Think