1965 HITS ARCHIVE: Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (a #2 record)

Rescue Me (Smith-Miner) by Fontella Bass, arranged by Phil Wright With four weeks at #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart and a top-5 peak on the ‘pop’ side, this was far-and-away Fontella’s most successful release. Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 2, Cash Box 3, Billboard 4 THE 1965 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1965 (some were recorded in 1964).