If You Don't Know Me by Now
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Kenny Gamble helping needy veterans with a special sound of Philadelphia..."Sound of Philadelphia" and gave the world dozens of classic pop 'n' soul hits including "Me and Mrs. Jones," "Love Train" and "If You Don't Know Me By Now." Instead, it is a riddle that Gamble is determined to solve the best way he knows... In this article: Kenny Gamble, Patti LaBelle, Philadelphia, Legal age, Hot sauce, World War I, DVD, Me and Mrs. Jones, and If You Don't Know Me by Now |
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The Australian | October 23, 2009
Seal rocks
...of secrets within those songs that have been unlocked." He is especially enamoured of the 1972 Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff tune If You Don't Know Me By Now. "I'd never really sat down and sung that song before the album. But as a singer...
In this article: Seal, David Foster, Soul, Joni Mitchell, Heidi Klum, James Brown, Leon Huff, and Batman Forever
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Entertainment Weekly | October 13, 2009
'HIMYM': More than words to show I feel…that this is my favorite video of the week
...from last night's show? And is it just coincidence that Marshall is rocking the same flow-y white shirt as David Brent in his "If You Don't Know Me By Now" music video? I thought this was one of the..wait for it… WORST episodes ever.
In this article: How I Met Your Mother, Gouda, More Than Words, David Brent, and Nuno Bettencourt
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Wikipedia | October 11, 2009
Simply Red discography
...two in the UK. Their second album, ''Men and Women '' was released in 1987. Third album ''A New Flame was released in 1989, containing "If You Don't Know Me By Now", which became their second US number one hit. Their fourth album ''Stars '',...
In this article: Simply Red, Fairground, UK, Holding Back the Years, Mick Hucknall, Stay, Men and Women, Stars, and Simplified
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Wikipedia | October 10, 2009
Holding Back the Years
...one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending July 12, 1986. It is one of two Simply Red songs (the other being their cover of "If You Don't Know Me by Now") to reach number one. "Holding Back the Years" reached #2 in the UK and was a...
In this article: Holding Back the Years, Maggie O'Neill, Mick Hucknall, Simply Red, 2006 Tour, Del Boy, Labour Party, 2005 General Election, and Angie Stone
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Daily Mail | September 12, 2009
'This isn't Britain's Got Talent!'X Factor judges are not amused
...tie from his Scottish clan.' A delighted Louis joins Carla on stage to accept his gift, before leaving her to sing Simply Red's If You Don't Know Me By Now. After Carla's rendition, a familiar face took to the stage. Glaswegian singer...
In this article: Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dog, and Got Talent
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Wikipedia | September 10, 2009
If You Don't Know Me by Now
"If You 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 Blue Notes, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972, topping...
In this article: Patti LaBelle, Philadelphia International, Kenny Gamble, R&B, Ciara, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Philadelphia soul, Soul, and Songs of the Century
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Wikipedia | August 18, 2009
A Thousand Different Ways
...line added to the song lyrics became the album title. Kmart offered for a limited time (as a download) an exclusive bonus recording of If You Don't Know Me by Now. The album, selling 211,000 units in its first week, made its debut on the...
In this article: A Thousand Different Ways, Clay Aiken, Andreas Carlsson, Kenny Gamble, Broken Wings, Itunes, and Without You
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Reuters | July 17, 2009
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks for the 7/25/2009 issue
7 6 52 1 Viva La Vida - Coldplay (/Capitol) 8 8 38 6 Love Remains The Same - Gavin Rossdale (/Interscope) 9 9 22 9 Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson (Capitol/Vanguard) 10 10 23 8 If You Don't Know Me By Now - Seal (Warner Bros./143)
In this article: What About Now, Viva la Vida, RCA, Warner Bros, Coldplay, and Taylor Swift
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boston.com - Latest music news | May 03, 2009
Ciara needs to stay in the groove
...effort for songwriting team Tricky and The-Dream - and "Never Ever," which lazily bites the entire chorus melody of the soul classic "If You Don't Know Me By Now," only expose how thin Ciara's voice really is. Exacerbating the problem is the...
In this article: Ciara, Never Ever, Fantasy Ride, The-Dream, R&B, 1, 2, Step, Like a Surgeon, Goodies, and Young Jeezy
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Wikipedia | April 07, 2008
File:If you don't know me by now.jpg
Cover for Simply Red's song "If You Don't Know Me By Now". Source : Rationale of fair use for If You Don't Know Me by Now No free or public domain images have been located for this single. The image is of lower resolution than the...
In this article: Simply Red and Wikipedia
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"If You 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 Blue Notes, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972, topping the R&B chart and peaking at number three on the Pop chart. It was later covered by the English pop/soul band Simply Red, also becoming their best-known hit after reaching number one on the U.S. Hot 100 on July 15 1989 and peaking at number two in the UK Singles Chart. It also topped the Canadian Singles Chart.
The song was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century by the RIAA. It was featured at the end of Michael Apted's movie Class Action.
It was comically covered by British comedian Ricky Gervais in his character David Brent. A music video was produced and released with BBC's The Office DVD set. American Idol contestant LaToya London additionally covered the song in the season compilation album American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics.
- Name:
- If You Don't Know Me by Now
- Genre:
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- R&B, Soul
- Pop/Soul
- Release Date:
- October 01, 1972
- Produced by:
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- Stewart Levine
- Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
- Written By:
- Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
- Recorded By:
- Length:
- 3:27
- Record Label:
- B Side:
- "Let Me Into Your World"
- Audio Format:
- 7" 45 RPM
- From Album:
- A New Flame
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