I Don't Know (Ruth Brown song)

"I Don't Know" is a blues song written by Brook Benton and Bobby Stevenson, and first recorded by Ruth Brown in 1959.

"I Don't Know"
Single by Ruth Brown
B-side"Papa Daddy"
ReleasedSeptember 1959
RecordedMarch 7, 1959
Length2:49
LabelAtlantic 45-2035
Songwriter(s)Brook Benton
Bobby Stevenson

Ruth Brown's recording, made in New York City on March 7, 1959, and issued on Atlantic 45–2035,[1][2] reached number 5 on the Billboard R&B chart in late 1959, and number 64 on the pop chart. It was Brown's penultimate chart hit.[3] The musicians on the session were Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); King Curtis, Budd Johnson (tenor saxes); Mike Stoller (piano); Al Caiola (guitar); Abie Baker (bass); and Joe Marshall (drums).[1]

Other recordings of the song have been issued by Lorne Lesley (1959), Little Milton (1970), Janiva Magness (2001), Lucy Woodward (2016), and Holly Golightly (2018), among others.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Atlantic Records Discography: 1959, JazzDisco.org. Retrieved 5 March 2019
  2. ^ Ruth Brown, "I Don't Know", Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 54. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
  4. ^ "I Don't Know", SecondhandSongs. Retrieved 5 March 2019