(You Can) Depend on Me

About (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 single, Way Over There. It was written by Motown Records' President and founder Berry Gordy and Miracles member William "Smokey" Robinson. While not charting nationally, this song was a very popular regional hit tune in many areas of the country, so much so, in fact, that it was included on the group's first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits from the Beginning, and Smokey still sings it, by request, in his live shows today. A slow, intimate ballad number, with relatively sparse orchestration compared to much of their later work, "Depend On Me" starts with the singular guitar of Miracles member Marv Tarplin. Recorded in the popular Doo-Wop style, Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, as the song's narrator, then takes it from there, singing to the woman he loves, promising her eternal devotion: more »

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1965

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Hmmmmmm...
You...
Need a love like mine
That you can depend on
When your whole world's falling in.
When you need a friend, 
You can depend on me,
You can depend on me.

I'll be by your side
When you need me
When the whole world seems unfair
When no one seems to care,
You can depend on me,
You can depend on me.

When life seems not worth living
And nothing seems to be going right,
The comfort my love will be giving... giving
Will change your darkness to light.

I, I, I, I
I'll be by your side
When you need me
When the whole seems unfair
When no one seems to care,
You can depend depend on
Yeah, yeah,
You can depend on me.

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The Temptations

The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock. more »

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