1971 song by Lee Michaels
"Do You Know What I Mean" |
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Single by Lee Michaels |
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from the album 5th |
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B-side | "Keep the Circle Turning" |
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Released | May 1971 |
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Genre | Blue-eyed soul[1] |
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Length | 3:11 |
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Label | A&M |
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Songwriter(s) | Lee Michaels |
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Producer(s) | Lee Michaels |
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Lee Michaels singles chronology |
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"Do You Know What I Mean" is a song written and performed by Lee Michaels. It was produced by Michaels.[2]
It reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the summer of 1971.[3] The song was featured on his 1971 album, 5th.[4] The single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[5]
Background
The song is about the fact that he saw his ex-girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. He asks her if she still cares for him, to which she replies, in a spoken voice, that he had not expressed his love for her for "nearly" 4 years, and this has been very painful for her. He may now understand how she has been feeling, but it is too late; she tells him he had better find someone new.
Weekly charts Chart (1971) | Peak position | Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 26 | Canada RPM Top Singles[7] | 12 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 6 | U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] | 4 | | Year-end charts Chart (1971) | Rank | Canada | 78 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 19 | U.S. Cash Box [11] | 52 | |
Renée Geyer version
Australian musician Renée Geyer recorded a version in 1981. The song was released in October 1981 as the second single from her seventh studio album, So Lucky. The song peaked at #29 on the Australian Kent Music Report and in New Zealand.
Track listing
- Australian 7" Single
- Side A "Do You Know What I Mean" - 3:20
- Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34
Charts
Other versions
References
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Color Blind: Blue-eyed Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 42. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ "Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean / Keep The Circle Turning - A&M - USA - 1262". 45cat.com. 1971-05-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Do You Know What I Mean (song by Lee Michaels) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1971-07-31. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Lee Michaels - 5th (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 199. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Archived copy". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 10/23/71". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-10-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1971". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Renée Geyer – Do You Know What I Mean". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Simon Turner* - Simon Turner (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Do You Know What I Mean? (song by Gwen McCrae) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Myles Goodwyn - Do You Know What I Mean / Frank Sinatra Can't Sing - Atlantic - USA - 7-89073". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys* - Jamais Garantie - No Guarantee (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
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Singles | |
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Other songs | - "Rock Around the Clock"
- "The Garden" (as part of Australia Too)
- "You're Not Alone (Australian Olympians song)" (as part of Australian Olympians)
- "Yil Lull" (as part of Singers For The Red Black & Gold)
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