"I'll Be True" is a 1953 song written by Bill McLemore and performed by

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. The song was Faye Adams' second US ''

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'' R&B

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entry and her second number one on that chart. "I'll Be True" stayed at number one for one week and Adams was backed by the Joe Morris Orchestra.

Covers

*Later in 1953,

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recorded the song.

References

1954 singles Faye Adams songs 1953 songs {{1950s-R&B-song-stub