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1971 song by Lee Michaels
"Do You Know What I Mean " is a song written and performed by
Lee Michaels . It was produced by Michaels.
[2]
It reached #6 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the summer of 1971.
[3] The song was featured on his 1971 album,
5th .
[4]
The single ranked #19 on
Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971 .
[5]
Background
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1971)
Rank
Canada
78
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
[10]
19
U.S. Cash Box
[11]
52
Renée Geyer version
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
Australian 7" Single
Side A "Do You Know What I Mean" - 3:20
Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34
Charts
Other versions
References
^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Color Blind: Blue-eyed Soul".
Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s .
St. Martin's Griffin . p. 42.
ISBN
031214704X .
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"Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean / Keep The Circle Turning - A&M - USA - 1262" . 45cat.com . 1971-05-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
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"Do You Know What I Mean (song by Lee Michaels) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts" . Musicvf.com . 1971-07-31. Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
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"Lee Michaels - 5th (Vinyl, LP, Album)" . Discogs.com . 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
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"Billboard Top 100 - 1971" . Archived from
the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016 .
^
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 199.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
^
"Archived copy" .
Library and Archives Canada . Archived from
the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15 . {{
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link )
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
ISBN
0-89820-089-X
^
"Cash Box Top 100 10/23/71" . Tropicalglen.com . 1971-10-23. Archived from
the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
^
"Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971" . Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
^
"Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1971" . Tropicalglen.com . 1971-12-25. Archived from
the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
^
Kent, David (1993).
Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 .
St Ives ,
NSW : Australian Chart Book.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
^ "
Renée Geyer – Do You Know What I Mean" .
Top 40 Singles . Retrieved 3 May 2017.
^
"Simon Turner* - Simon Turner (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs" . Discogs.com . 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
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"Do You Know What I Mean? (song by Gwen McCrae) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts" . Musicvf.com . Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
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"Myles Goodwyn - Do You Know What I Mean / Frank Sinatra Can't Sing - Atlantic - USA - 7-89073" . 45cat.com . Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
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"Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys* - Jamais Garantie - No Guarantee (CD, Album)" . Discogs.com . 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-03 .
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