If You Don’t Know Me by Now
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"If You Don’t Know Me by Now" is a classic soul ballad, originally recorded by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and later popularized by Simply Red, renowned for its emotive vocals and themes of love and understanding.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” | 1 |
| If You Don’t Know Me by Now (Simply Red version) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | A New Flame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Philadelphia soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSideOfSingle | Let Me Into Your World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles |
2
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9 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 |
1
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3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSRB | 1 ⓘ |
| composer |
Kenny Gamble
NERFINISHED
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Leon Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfRelease |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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blue-eyed soul ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | If You Don’t Know Me by Now (Simply Red version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
NERFINISHED
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Simply Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 3:27 ⓘ |
| lyricLanguage | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Andy Morahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic soul ballad status
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emotive vocals ⓘ |
| originalAlbum | I Miss You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Simply Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Kenny Gamble
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leon Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Records
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Philadelphia International Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1972
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1989 ⓘ |
| theme |
love
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romantic relationship ⓘ understanding ⓘ |
| vocalist | Mick Hucknall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalistOnOriginal | Teddy Pendergrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Kenny Gamble
NERFINISHED
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Leon Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
“If You Don’t Know Me by Now”