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 | Blue-eyed soul[2] | |||
| 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.[3]
It reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the summer of 1971.[4] The song was featured on his 1971 album, 5th.[5] The single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[6]
Background
[edit | edit source]The song is about the fact that he saw his ex-girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. He asks her if she still cares for him, to which she replies, in a spoken voice, that he had not expressed his love for her for "nearly" 4 years, and this has been very painful for her. He may now understand how she has been feeling, but it is too late; she tells him he had better find someone new.
Chart performance
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Renée Geyer version
[edit | edit source]| "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 | |||
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| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter | Lee Michaels | |||
| Producer | Rob Fraboni | |||
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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
[edit | edit source]- Australian 7" Single
- Side A "Do You Know What I Mean" - 3:20
- Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] | 29 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] | 29 |
Other versions
[edit | edit source]- Simon Turner, on his 1973 album, Simon Turner.[15]
- Gwen McCrae, as a single in 1984 which reached #83 on the U.S. R&B chart.[16]
- Myles Goodwyn - featuring Lee Aaron - as a single in 1988; it reached #47 in Canada.[17] It was featured on his album, Myles Goodwyn.
- Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys on the 2014 album, No Guarantee.[18]
References
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