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I Know (Philip Bailey song)

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"I Know (Philip Bailey song)"
Single by Philip Bailey
from the album Continuation
B-side"The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls"
Released1983
GenreR&B, soul
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Gerard McMahon
Producer(s)George Duke
Philip Bailey singles chronology
"I Know (Philip Bailey song)"
(1983)
"Trapped"
(1984)

"I Know" is the debut solo single by American singer-songwriter Philip Bailey, released in 1983 by Columbia Records.[1] The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[2]

Overview

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"I Know" was produced by George Duke and composed by Gerard McMahon.[1]

The single's B-side is "The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls". Both "I Know" and "The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls" are from Bailey's 1983 album Continuation.[1]

Critical reception

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Eleanor Levy of Record Mirror scribed "pleasant melody, beautifully performed. No surprises but a lot of class".[3] Paul Willistein of The Morning Call proclaimed that George Duke's "keyboard and synthesizer part turn I Know into the album's best cut".[4]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Philip Bailey: I Know. Columbia Records. 1983.
  2. ^ "I Know Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Levy, Eleanor (August 20, 1983). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 16.
  4. ^ Willistein, Paul (December 17, 1983). Earth, Wind & Fire: Electric Universe. Morning Call. p. 82. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)