SIMPLY RED - IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW

IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW

SIMPLY RED

SONGWRITERS: GAMBLE & HUFF.

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: A NEW FLAME

LABEL: ELEKTRA RECORDS

GENRE: BLUE-EYED SOUL

YEAR: 1989

 

          Simply Red are a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album Picture Book (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.

           At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They received three Grammy Award nominations: for Best New Artist in 1987, and "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The band re-formed in 2015. Simply Red have sold over 50 million albums

          A New Flame is the third album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in February 1989. It was a huge success worldwide, becoming the band's first UK number one album and certified 7x Platinum by the BPI for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.

If you don't know me by now

You will never never never know me

 

All the things, that we've been through

You should understand me like I understand you

Now girl I know the difference between right and wrong

I ain't gonna do nothing to break up our happy home

Don't get so excited when I come home a little late at night

'Cause we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight

 

If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me)

You will never never never know me (No you won't)

If you don't know by now

You will never never never know me

 

We've all got our funny moods

I've got mine, woman you've got yours too

Just trust in me like I trust in you

As long as we've been together it should be so easy to do

Just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye

What good is a love affair when we can't see eye to eye

 

If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me)

You will never never never know me (No you won't) (x3).