"Don’t You Know?"

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"Don’t You Know?" is a 1959 pop ballad made famous by Della Reese, adapted from Puccini’s aria "Musetta’s Waltz" and known as her signature hit.

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instanceOf single
song
associatedPerformer Della Reese and Her Orchestra NERFINISHED
associatedWith traditional pop
basedOn Musetta’s Waltz NERFINISHED
basedOnOpera La bohème NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Giacomo Puccini NERFINISHED
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
Billboard R&B chart hit
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1950s pop
format 7-inch single
genre pop ballad
hasMelodicSource Musetta’s Waltz (Quando m’en vo’) from La bohème NERFINISHED
language English
musicalOrigin classical music adaptation
notableAs Della Reese’s signature hit
notableFor adaptation of Puccini’s Musetta’s Waltz into a pop ballad
originalReleaseYear 1959
performer Della Reese NERFINISHED
recordedBy Della Reese NERFINISHED
recordLabel RCA Victor NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1950s
side A-side
signatureSongOf Della Reese NERFINISHED
tempo slow
vocalRangeFeature showcases Della Reese’s powerful vocal range
vocalStyle dramatic
vocalType female vocal

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Della Reese notableSong "Don’t You Know?"