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1972 unmarried by Harold Melvin & the Bluish Notes

"If You lot Don't Know Me by Now"
If You Dont Know Me by Now 72.jpg
Single by Harold Melvin & the Blueish Notes
from the anthology I Miss Yous
B-side "Let Me Into Your World"
Released 11 September 1972[one]
Recorded 1972
Genre R&B, soul
Length iii:27
Label Philadelphia International Records
Songwriter(s) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Producer(due south) Kenny Risk, Leon Huff
Harold Melvin & the Bluish Notes singles chronology
"I Miss You"
(1972) 		"If You Don't Know Me past Now"
(1972) 		"Yesterday I Had the Blues"
(1973)

"If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a vocal written past Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded past the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Information technology became their start hit after being released equally a single in September 1972, topping the The states R&B nautical chart and peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[two]

"If Yous Don't Know Me by At present" was originally written for Labelle (a trio led past Patti LaBelle) but they never recorded information technology. Much similar the issue with "I Miss You" and The Dells passing on it, the song's composers Kenny Adventure and Leon Huff gave it to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which featured Teddy Pendergrass as lead singer, and the bodily background vocals done by producers Kenny Take chances, Leon Huff, Carl Helm, and Bunny Sigler. In addition to the single release, the track was included on their debut album I Miss You.

Patti LaBelle afterwards made the song part of her concert repertoire in 1982; a live version appears on her 1985 anthology, Patti.

"If You Don't Know Me past Now" has since been recorded by a number of other artists, most notably the English language pop and soul band Just Red, who took their version to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989.

The song "If You Don't Know Me Past Now" was chosen every bit ane of the "Songs of the Century" by the RIAA.[ citation needed ]

Charts [edit]

Merely Red version [edit]

"If You lot Don't Know Me by Now"
If you don't know me by now.jpg
Single by Merely Reddish
from the anthology A New Flame
B-side "Motility on Out"
Released March 27, 1989
Recorded 1988
Genre
  • Blue-eyed soul
  • jazz
Length 3:24
Label Elektra
Songwriter(south) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Producer(south) Stewart Levine
But Red singles chronology
"It's Only Love"
(1989) 		"If You Don't Know Me past At present"
(1989) 		"A New Flame"
(1989)
Music video
"If You lot Don't Know Me past Now" on YouTube

Simply Scarlet's version of "If You Don't Know Me by At present" was a major commercial success on the charts in 1989, giving the band their second U.s. number one (also topping the Adult Contemporary nautical chart), and peaking at number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs nautical chart.[10] This version besides won the Grammy Award for the Best R&B Song of 1989.[eleven] The track was also a number-one hit in Australia and New Zealand; in the latter country, it was the all-time-selling single of 1989. It reached number 2 in the UK, becoming the band'due south second top-x hit later on the re-consequence of "Property Back the Years" in 1986, which as well reached number 2.

Co-ordinate to the producer Stewart Levine, he didn't want also much orchestration on the tape, and went with a two-office harmony instead of a three-role harmony. Mick Hucknall admitted he loved Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' version, and stated he danced to their music when he was xiii.[12]

This version can be heard in the films American Psycho (2000) and Class Action (1991) and appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol. It is as well available to download for the Xbox 360 game Lips, which contains the music video.[ commendation needed ]

Runway listings [edit]

  • 7-inch single
  1. "If You Don't Know Me past Now" – 3:23
  2. "Move on Out" (recorded Alive Manchester on February 22, 1989) – five:eighteen
  • 12-inch single
  1. "If You lot Don't Know Me past At present" – iii:23
  2. "Movement on Out" (recorded alive Manchester on February 22, 1989) – 5:eighteen
  3. "Shine" (recorded alive Manchester on February 22, 1989) – 3:30
  • three-inch CD single
  1. "If Y'all Don't Know Me by Now" – 3:23
  2. "Move on Out" (recorded live Manchester on February 22, 1989) – five:18
  3. "Smooth" (recorded alive Manchester on February 22, 1989) – 3:thirty
  4. "Sugar Daddy" – iii:xxx

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Other versions [edit]

  • The musician Seal recorded the vocal for his 2008 album Soul. In April 2009, it became his first Acme 10 Adult Contemporary hit since "Dearest'southward Divine" in 2004.[49] He was too subsequently nominated for the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy.[ citation needed ]
  • The Voice of Holland contestant Ben Saunders performed the song for the 2010-xi competition. His recorded version went direct to number one in the Netherlands.[ citation needed ]
  • A comedic cover version by Ricky Gervais, in grapheme as David Brent, appeared in the 2003 christmas special of the British comedy series The Office

Run across also [edit]

  • List of Best Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1972
  • List of Hot Developed Gimmicky number ones of 1989

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External links [edit]

  • Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes version song review on AllMusic

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Don%27t_Know_Me_by_Now

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