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1972 single past Harold Melvin & the Blueish Notes

"If Y'all Don't Know Me past Now"
If You Dont Know Me by Now 72.jpg
Single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
from the anthology I Miss You
B-side "Let Me Into Your Globe"
Released eleven September 1972[ane]
Recorded 1972
Genre R&B, soul
Length 3:27
Label Philadelphia International Records
Songwriter(south) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Producer(s) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes singles chronology
"I Miss You"
(1972) 		"If You lot Don't Know Me by Now"
(1972) 		"Yesterday I Had the Blues"
(1973)

"If You Don't Know Me past Now" is a vocal written by Kenny Take chances and Leon Huff, and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blueish Notes. It became their offset hit afterward being released as a unmarried in September 1972, topping the Us R&B nautical chart and peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2]

"If Y'all Don't Know Me by Now" was originally written for Labelle (a trio led past Patti LaBelle) simply they never recorded it. Much like the issue with "I Miss Y'all" and The Dells passing on it, the song'southward composers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff gave information technology to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which featured Teddy Pendergrass every bit lead singer, and the actual background vocals washed by producers Kenny Risk, Leon Huff, Carl Captain, and Bunny Sigler. In addition to the single release, the track was included on their debut anthology I Miss You.

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

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

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

Charts [edit]

Merely Ruby-red version [edit]

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

Simply Ruddy'due south version of "If You Don't Know Me past Now" was a major commercial success on the charts in 1989, giving the band their second Usa number one (also topping the Adult Contemporary chart), and peaking at number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[10] This version also won the Grammy Award for the Best R&B Song of 1989.[11] The track was also a number-1 hitting in Commonwealth of australia and New Zealand; in the latter country, it was the all-time-selling single of 1989. It reached number two in the Britain, condign the band's second pinnacle-10 hit after the re-result of "Holding Back the Years" in 1986, which also reached number two.

According to the producer Stewart Levine, he didn't want too much orchestration on the record, and went with a two-part harmony instead of a three-function 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 Activity (1991) and appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol. It is too bachelor to download for the Xbox 360 game Lips, which contains the music video.[ commendation needed ]

Track listings [edit]

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

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Other versions [edit]

  • The musician Seal recorded the song for his 2008 anthology Soul. In April 2009, it became his first Top 10 Adult Contemporary hit since "Beloved'southward Divine" in 2004.[49] He was also subsequently nominated for the Best Male Popular Vocal Performance Grammy.[ citation needed ]
  • The Voice of The netherlands contestant Ben Saunders performed the vocal for the 2010-11 contest. His recorded version went straight to number one in the Netherlands.[ citation needed ]
  • A comedic cover version by Ricky Gervais, in character as David Brent, appeared in the 2003 christmas special of the British one-act series The Office

Encounter as well [edit]

  • Listing of All-time Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1972
  • List of Hot Developed Gimmicky number ones of 1989

References [edit]

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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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