I Know (Philip Bailey song)

1983 single by Philip Bailey

"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.^[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

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

• Philip Bailey – lead vocals, backing vocals
• George Duke – piano [acoustic], synthesizer [Prophet V]
• Nathan East – bass
• James Gadson – drums
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar^[1]

References

1. 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)