Do You Know What I Mean
| "Do You Know What I Mean" | ||||
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| Single by Lee Michaels | ||||
| from the album 5th | ||||
| B-side | "Keep the Circle Turning" | |||
| Released | May 1971[1] | |||
| Genre | Classic Rock | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter | Lee Michaels | |||
| Producer | Lee Michaels | |||
| 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. The single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[4]
in the song, the narrator finds his girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. he asks her why she left him, in which she explains that because he had not shown his love for her for four years, she felt hurt, and tells him to find someone new.
Chart performance
Renée Geyer version
| "Do You Know What I Mean" | ||||
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| Single by Renée Geyer | ||||
| from the album So Lucky | ||||
| B-side | "Good Lovin'" | |||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Shangrila Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter | Lee Michaels | |||
| Producer | Rob Fraboni | |||
| Renée Geyer singles chronology | ||||
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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
| Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 29 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 29 |
Other versions
- Simon Turner, on his 1973 album, Simon Turner.
- Gwen McCrae, as a single in 1984 which reached #83 on the U.S. R&B chart.[13]
- Myles Goodwyn - featuring Lee Aaron - as a single in 1988; it reached #47 in Canada.[14] It was featured on his album, Myles Goodwyn.
- Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys on the 2014 album, No Guarantee.
References
- ↑ "Lee Michaels - Keep the Circle Turning".
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
{{cite web}}: 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.
- ↑ "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.
