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"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, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972. It was later covered by the English pop/soul band Simply Red, also becoming their best-known hit after reaching number one on the U.S. Hot 100 on July 15 1989. It also topped the Canadian Singles Chart.
The song was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century by the RIAA. It was featured at the end of Michael Apted's movie Class Action.
It was comically covered by British comedian Ricky Gervais in his character David Brent. A music video was produced and released with BBC's The Office (UK TV series) DVD set. American Idol contestant LaToya London additionally covered the song in the season compilation album .
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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco.
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The song was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century by the RIAA. It was featured at the end of Michael Apted's movie Class Action.
It was comically covered by British comedian Ricky Gervais in his character David Brent. A music video was produced and released with BBC's The Office (UK TV series) DVD set. American Idol contestant LaToya London additionally covered the song in the season compilation album .
| Preceded by "Good Thing" by Fine Young Cannibals | Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Simply Red version) July 15 1989 | Succeeded by "Toy Soldiers" by Martika |
Kenneth Gamble (born on August 11, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon Huff (born in 1942 in Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and record production team.
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Kenneth Gamble (born on August 11, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon Huff (born in 1942 in Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and record production team.
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- For the American arena football team, see Philadelphia Soul.
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For other uses, see The Blue Notes (disambiguation).
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco.
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In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. In its current use, it can sometime have a pejorative meaning - implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version,
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Simply Red are an English pop band. Their style draws influences from pop, rock, jazz, lovers rock, and blue-eyed soul. Over time, the name "Simply Red" has come to refer less to a specific group of musicians, and is widely regarded as a name for Mick Hucknall's recordings.
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The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay
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July 15 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan [1] . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.
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The "Songs of the Century" list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic Inc.
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Michael Apted (born 10 February 1941;) is an English director, producer, writer and actor. He is one of the most prolific British film directors of his generation but is best known for his work on the Up! series of documentaries.
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Class Action is a 1991 film directed by Michael Apted. Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star; Laurence Fishburne, Colin Friels, Fred Dalton Thompson and Donald Moffat are also featured.
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Class Action is a 1991 film directed by Michael Apted. Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star; Laurence Fishburne, Colin Friels, Fred Dalton Thompson and Donald Moffat are also featured.
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David Brent
First appearance Pilot
Last appearance Christmas Special Pt. 2
Created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
Portrayed by Ricky Gervais
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Gender Male
Age 39
Occupation General Manager David Brent
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First appearance Pilot
Last appearance Christmas Special Pt. 2
Created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
Portrayed by Ricky Gervais
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Gender Male
Age 39
Occupation General Manager David Brent
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The Office is an Emmy-nominated, and Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award-winning British television comedy that first aired in the UK on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of
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American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol.
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La Toya Renee London (born on December 29, 1978) is an American R&B and soul singer and actress who was the fourth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol.
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Good Thing" is a song and video [1] recorded by Fine Young Cannibals. The song was their second number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on July 8, 1989. It also peaked at #7 on the UK singles chart. The song was featured in the 1987 film Tin Men.
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Fine Young Cannibals were a British band best known for their 1989 hits "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing". They were formed in Birmingham, England, by vocalist Roland Gift and former The Beat members David Steele and Andy Cox.
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The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay
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This is a list of number-one hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. Every chart is on a week-ending (w/e) format.
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July 15 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Released 1989
Genre Pop/Teen
Length 4:51
Label Sony
Writer(s) Martika/Michael Jay
Producer(s) Martika
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Genre Pop/Teen
Length 4:51
Label Sony
Writer(s) Martika/Michael Jay
Producer(s) Martika
Peak chart positions
- #1 (U.S. Pop)
- #5 (Australia, U.K.
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Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969 in Whittier, California, U.S.), better known as Martika, is an American pop singer and actress.
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