Now I Know (Eddie Fisher song)

"Now I Know"
Single by Eddie Fisher
B-side"I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do"
ReleasedEarly May 1967
Genre
LabelRCA Victor
SongwritersJames Last, Stanley Jay Gelber & Scott English
ProducerAl Schmitt[1]
Eddie Fisher singles chronology
"People Like You"
(1967)		 "Now I Know"
(1967)		 "I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose"
(1969)
"Now I Know"
Single by Jack Jones
from the album Our Song
B-side"More and More"
ReleasedLate May 1967
Genre
LabelKapp
Cat. 833
SongwritersJames Last, Stanley Jay Gelber & Scott English
ProducerDave Kapp
Jack Jones singles chronology
"I'm Indestructible"
(1967)		 "Now I Know"
(1967)		 "Our Song"
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record WorldStarStarStarStar[2]
BillboardPositive (Spotlight)[3]
CashboxPositive (Pick of the Week)[4]

"Now I Know" is a 1967 song written by Stanley Jay Gelber and Scott English. It was most notably released as a single by Eddie Fisher and later Jack Jones, both in May 1967.[5] The song was composed by James Last, who would include an instrumental version of the song in his 1967 Games That Lovers Play album.

Eddie Fisher's original

Release and reception

After the modest success with "People Like You", Eddie Fisher recorded "Now I Know" with "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" written by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance as the B-side in early 1967.[6] The flip was lifted from his People Like You album released the same month.[7] The songs were produced by Al Schmitt, with arrangements by Claus Ogerman and Marty Manning.[8]

The single gained short, but positive reviews upon its release. Record World put the single in its "Single Picks of the Week", and wrote: "Eddie Fisher makes it three in a row with 'Now I Know,' a tearful, sentimental ballad," and added that "It is the kind of single that makes good music better."[9] Cashbox said that the single had "noisemaking offerings", noting that "Middle of-the-roaders should dig this pretty, swaying charmer." The described the flip as a "melancholy ballad" as well.[6]

Chart performance

In the summer of 1967, the track reached No. 23 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.[10] On Record World's Top Non-Rock, the song peaked at No. 19,[11] and on the magazine's Up-Coming Singles chart the song peaked at No. 14, (No. 114 with the 100 Top Pops).[12] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic commented that "'People Like You' barely registered on the pop charts," and that "'Now I Know' got even less attention in the spring."[13] It was his last charting single, and his recording career basically came to an end, with Fisher only recording a tribute album You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet the next year.[14]

Jack Jones version

Release and reception

In early 1967 Jack Jones topped the Easy Listening chart with "Lady" composed by Bert Kaempfert.[15] Wanting to repeat the success, he recorded another song composed by a well-known German composer, James Last, with "Now I Know". The flip was written by Tommy Karen, Allan Reuss and Rainey Robinson, and titled "More and More".[4] The songs were produced by Dave Kapp himself, with arrangements by Ralph Carmichael and Bob Florence.[16] The single itself was released in late May 1967, with the catalogue number 833.[17]

The single received a positive critical reception. Billboard magazine stated that the tracks are "Two powerful sides, both loaded with programming and top sales potential. First is a smooth, lush treatment of the beautiful James Last ballad from Germany." They noted that the "Flip is a top rendition of the much-recorded easy swinger with equal potential.[3] Record World put the single in its "Song of the Week" singles section, believing that it's a "pretty ballad Jack does for plenty of summer interest."[2] Cashbox said that "Vet songster Jones is in a strong position to score a big one with the gentle, lyrical 'Now I Know.'" They also wrote that the song "should get plenty of spins and sales. On the other side, 'More And More' offers a rhythmic blues tinged romancer".[4]

Chart performance

Jones's version peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart.[18] The single was also ranked at No. 43 on the Easy Listening chart's year-end top 50 list.[19] The track debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Singles chart in the issue dated June 3, 1967, reaching No. 74 during a seven-week run on it.[20] It debuted on Record World magazine's Top Non-Rock chart at the same time, peaking at No. 3.[21] It appeared on the magazine's Pop Singles charts on June 17, reaching No. 72 after two weeks.[22]

After his next single, "Our Song", did well on the charts, Jones recorded an album with the same name, which included "Now I Know" and its B-side.[23]

Charts

Picture of Fisher in 1967, used in an ad to promote the single
"Now I Know" by Eddie Fisher
Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 131
US Billboard Easy Listening 23
US Cashbox Looking Ahead 135
US Record World Up Coming Singles 114
US Record World Top Non-Rock 19
"Now I Know" by Jack Jones
Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 73
US Billboard Easy Listening 3
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles 74
US Record World 100 Top Pops 72
US Record World Top Non-Rock 3

References

  1. ↑ "Eddie Fisher – Now I Know". Metason Music. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Record World Singles Reviews: Song of the Week" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 21, no. 1042. May 27, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved March 31, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  3. 1 2 "Spotlight: Singles predicted to reach the top 60 of the Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 21. May 27, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Albert, George (May 27, 1967). "Record Reviews: Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXVIII, no. 44. p. 30. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  5. ↑ "Performance: Now I Know". SecondHandSongs. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Albert, George (May 13, 1967). "Record Reviews: Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXVIII, no. 42. p. 20. Retrieved March 29, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  7. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Eddie Fisher - People Like You: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Now I Know "/"I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Eddie Fisher. RCA Victor Records. May 1967. 47-9204.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Record World's Top Week Single Picks", Record World, May 13, 1967. p. 1, 9. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
  11. ↑ "Record World's Top Non-Rock", Record World, June 10, 1967. p. 42. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  12. ↑ Record World's Up Coming Singles", Record World, June 17, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  13. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "People Like You". Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 534. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  15. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
  16. ↑ Albert, George (June 3, 1967). "Vital Statistics: "Now I Know" by Jack Jones" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXVIII, no. 43. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  17. ↑ "Now I Know "/"More and More" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Jack Jones. Kapp Records. May 1967. 833.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 366. ISBN 0898201551.
  19. ↑ Billboard magazine. December 30, 1967. p. 43. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  20. ↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 182. ISBN 978-1563081897. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Record World Singles Chart: Top Non-Rock" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 21, no. 1050. July 22, 1967. p. 182. Retrieved March 31, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  22. ↑ "Record World Singles Chart: 100 Top Pops" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 21, no. 1046. June 24, 1967. p. 23. Retrieved March 31, 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  23. ↑ "Our Song – Jack Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
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