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'Shine' (recorded live Manchester on February 22, 1989) – 3:30.

'Move on Out' (recorded live Manchester on February 22, 1989) – 5:18.

'Move on Out' (recorded Live Manchester on February 22, 1989) – 5:18.

It is also available to download for the Xbox 360 game Lips, which contains the music video. This version can be heard in the films American Psycho (2000) and Class Action (1991) and appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol. Mick Hucknall admitted he loved Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' version, and stated he danced to their music when he was 13.

It reached number 2 in the UK, becoming the band's second top-10 hit after the re-issue of ' Holding Back the Years' in 1986, which also reached number 2.Īccording to the producer Stewart Levine, he didn't want too much orchestration on the record, and went with a two-part harmony instead of a three-part harmony. The track was also a number-one hit in Australia and New Zealand in the latter country, it was the best-selling single of 1989. This version also won the Grammy Award for the Best R&B Song of 1989. Simply Red's version of 'If You Don't Know Me by Now' was a major commercial success on the charts in 1989, giving the band their second US number one (also topping the Adult Contemporary chart), and peaking at number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Simply Red version 'If You Don't Know Me by Now' The song was chosen as one of the ' Songs of the Century' by the RIAA. 'If You Don't Know Me by Now' has since been recorded by a number of other artists, most notably the English pop and soul band Simply Red, who took their version to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989. Patti LaBelle later made the song part of her concert repertoire in 1982 a live version appears on her 1985 album, Patti. In addition to the single release, the track was included on their debut album I Miss You. Much like the issue with 'I Miss You' and The Dells passing on it, the song's composers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff gave it to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which featured Teddy Pendergrass as lead vocalist. 'If You Don't Know Me by Now' was originally written for Labelle (a trio led by Patti LaBelle) but they never recorded it. It became their first hit after being released as a single in September 1972, topping the US R&B chart and peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. ' If You Don't Know Me by Now' is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes singles chronology

1972 single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 'If You Don't Know Me by Now'

If you don t love me now