"I Know" is the debut solo single by American singer-songwriter Philip Bailey, released in 1983 by Columbia Records.[1] The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[2]
| "I Know (Philip Bailey song)" | ||||
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| Single by Philip Bailey | ||||
| from the album Continuation | ||||
| B-side | "The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gerard McMahon | |||
| Producer(s) | George Duke | |||
| Philip Bailey singles chronology | ||||
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Overview edit
"I Know" was produced by George Duke and composed by Gerard McMahon.[1]
The single's B-side is "The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls". Both "I Know" and "The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls" are from Bailey's 1983 album Continuation.[1]
Critical reception edit
Eleanor Levy of Record Mirror scribed "pleasant melody, beautifully performed. No surprises but a lot of class".[3] Paul Willistein of The Morning Call proclaimed that George Duke's "keyboard and synthesizer part turn I Know into the album's best cut".[4]
Personnel edit
- Philip Bailey – lead vocals, backing vocals
- George Duke – piano [acoustic], synthesizer [Prophet V]
- Nathan East – bass
- James Gadson – drums
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Philip Bailey: I Know. Columbia Records. 1983.
- ^ "I Know Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Levy, Eleanor (August 20, 1983). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 16.
- ^ Willistein, Paul (December 17, 1983). Earth, Wind & Fire: Electric Universe. Morning Call. p. 82.
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