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1972 single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

"If Y'all Don't Know Me by At present"
If You Dont Know Me by Now 72.jpg
Unmarried past Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
from the album I Miss You
B-side "Let Me Into Your World"
Released 11 September 1972[1]
Recorded 1972
Genre R&B, soul
Length iii:27
Characterization Philadelphia International Records
Songwriter(s) Kenny Take chances, Leon Huff
Producer(due south) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Harold Melvin & the Blueish Notes singles chronology
"I Miss You lot"
(1972) 		"If You Don't Know Me past Now"
(1972) 		"Yesterday I Had the Dejection"
(1973)

"If Y'all Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Bluish Notes. It became their outset hit after being released as a single in September 1972, topping the US R&B chart and peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2]

"If You Don't Know Me past At present" was originally written for Labelle (a trio led by Patti LaBelle) but they never recorded it. Much like the issue with "I Miss You" and The Dells passing on it, the song's composers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff gave it to Harold Melvin & the Blueish Notes, which featured Teddy Pendergrass as lead singer, and the actual groundwork vocals done by producers Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Carl Helm, and Bunny Sigler. In add-on to the unmarried release, the rails was included on their debut album I Miss You lot.

Patti LaBelle later made the song role of her concert repertoire in 1982; a alive version appears on her 1985 album, Patti.

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

The song "If You Don't Know Me By At present" was chosen every bit i of the "Songs of the Century" by the RIAA.[ citation needed ]

Charts [edit]

Only Red version [edit]

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

Merely Crimson's version of "If You Don't Know Me by Now" was a major commercial success on the charts in 1989, giving the ring their 2d US number one (also topping the Adult Contemporary chart), and peaking at number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[ten] This version also won the Grammy Honour for the Best R&B Vocal of 1989.[eleven] The track was also a number-one hit in Commonwealth of australia and New Zealand; in the latter country, it was the best-selling unmarried of 1989. Information technology reached number ii in the UK, condign the band's 2d top-ten hit after the re-issue of "Holding Back the Years" in 1986, which also reached number 2.

According to the producer Stewart Levine, he didn't want too much orchestration on the tape, and went with a two-part harmony instead of a three-part 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 tin be heard in the films American Psycho (2000) and Class Action (1991) and appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol. It is besides available to download for the Xbox 360 game Lips, which contains the music video.[ citation needed ]

Runway listings [edit]

  • seven-inch single
  1. "If Yous Don't Know Me past Now" – 3:23
  2. "Move on Out" (recorded Live Manchester on Feb 22, 1989) – 5:18
  • 12-inch single
  1. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" – iii:23
  2. "Move on Out" (recorded live Manchester on Feb 22, 1989) – v:xviii
  3. "Smooth" (recorded live Manchester on February 22, 1989) – 3:thirty
  • 3-inch CD unmarried
  1. "If Yous Don't Know Me by Now" – 3:23
  2. "Move on Out" (recorded live Manchester on February 22, 1989) – 5:18
  3. "Smoothen" (recorded live Manchester on Feb 22, 1989) – 3:xxx
  4. "Sugar Daddy" – 3:30

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Other versions [edit]

  • The musician Seal recorded the song for his 2008 album Soul. In April 2009, it became his first Superlative 10 Developed Contemporary hit since "Love's Divine" in 2004.[49] He was too subsequently nominated for the All-time Male Pop Song Performance Grammy.[ citation needed ]
  • The Vocalisation of Holland contestant Ben Saunders performed the vocal for the 2010-11 competition. His recorded version went straight to number i in the Netherlands.[ commendation needed ]
  • A comedic comprehend version past Ricky Gervais, in graphic symbol as David Brent, appeared in the 2003 christmas special of the British comedy serial The Role

Encounter also [edit]

  • List of All-time Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1972
  • List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1989

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

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

wisethavestoon.blogspot.com

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

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