Rescue Me (Fontella Bass song)

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“Rescue Me”
Single by Fontella Bass from the album The New Look
B-side	"Soul of the Man"
Released	1965
Format	7" single
Genre	Soul
Length	2:51
Label	Chess
Writer(s)	Raynard Miner, Carl Smith
Fontella Bass singles chronology
"You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone)" (with Bobby McClure) (1965) "Rescue Me" (1965) "Recovery" (1965)

"Rescue Me" is a song written by Raynard Miner and Carl Smith. In 1965, it was released as a single by Fontella Bass. It would prove the biggest hit of Bass's career, placing in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as hitting number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.

It was later released as a U.S. promo single by Cher from the album Dark Lady.

In 1976, Melissa Manchester had some success when she released her version as a single.

Other artists to record this song include Elkie Brooks, Tom Jones, Ann Peebles, Diana Ross, and Linda Ronstadt. Pat Benatar recorded the song in 1994 for the soundtrack to the film Speed.

John Lennon included the song in his jukebox. It was also included in the related compilation album.

Kristy Lee Cook also covered this song during American Idol (Season 7)

The song is often misattributed to Aretha Franklin since Aretha has had more fame with a similar sounding voice.^{[citation needed]}