I Know (Philip Bailey song) explained

I Know (Philip Bailey song)
Cover:Philip Bailey- I Know.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Philip Bailey
Album:Continuation
B-Side:The Good Guy's Supposed to Get the Girls
Released:1983
Genre:R&B, soul
Label:Columbia
Producer:George Duke
Next Title:Trapped
Next Year: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

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

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.

Critical reception

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

Notes and References

  1. Philip Bailey: I Know. 1983. Columbia Records.
  2. I Know Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard.
  3. News: Levy . Eleanor . August 20, 1983 . Singles . 16 . Record Mirror.
  4. Earth, Wind & Fire: Electric Universe. 82. December 17, 1983. Willistein, Paul. Morning Call. newspapers.com.