Trust in Me (1937 song)

"Trust in Me" is a song written by Ned Wever, Milton Ager, and Jean Schwartz.

It was first popularized by Mildred Bailey in 1937, charting at #4.

It was subsequently revived by Eddie Fisher. His recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4444. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 1, 1951, its only week on the chart, at #29[1]. The flip side was Fisher's much bigger hit, "Tell Me Why".

Another version was recorded in 1951 by Louis Jordan on Decca Records (catalog number 27784[2])

Yet another revival was made by Etta James in 1961. The Etta James recording peaked on the charts at #30.

Other recordings

The song was recorded by Freddy Martin's orchestra in 1942.

It has also been recorded by Dinah Washington, by Guy Lombardo's orchestra, and by Harry Nilsson.

There is a new version which was recorded by Beyoncé for the film soundtrack for Cadillac Records.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. 
  2. ^ Decca Records in the 27500 to 27999 series