Don't Know Much

Album: Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989)
Charted: 2 2
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow
    Publisher: DYAD Music Ltd.

Comments: 5

  • Karl Bowker from Manchester EnglandI watched a tv program about Linda Ronstadt on BBC 4 last night. This duet was shown and I was blown away !
  • Stephen Alessini from Los AngelesJust heard this song on an old episode of The Hogan Family. (Whatever happened to Sandy Duncan? How can you not love her forever?) Anyway, it's the kind of love song, usually a duet, that immediately brings a tear to your eye and gets you all choked up. Just a great, beautiful song by two of the best voices of their generation. Bravo! So sad that Linda can no longer sing.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn this day in 1989 {December 17th} "Don't Know Much" by Aaron Neville with Linda Ronstadt peaked at #2 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Top 100 chart, the week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Another Day In Paradise" by Phil Collins...
    And on October 22nd, 1989 Don't Know Much" reached #1 {for 5 weeks} on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart...
    Between 1966 and 1995 the Aaron Neville had nine records on the Top 100 chart, three made the Top 10 with his two biggest hits both peaking at #2, "Tell It Like It Is" for 1 week in January of 1967 and the above "Don't Know Much" {with Linda Ronstadt}...
    Besides "Tell It Like It Is" and "Don't Know Much", his third Top 10 record was "Everybody Plays The Fool", which peaked at #8 {for 1 week} in October of 1991...
    Three of his nine charted records were duets with Linda Ronstadt, the above "Don't Know Much", "All My Life" {#11 in 1990}, and "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" {#78 in 1990}...
    Aaron Joseph Neville will celebrate his 80th birthday next month on January 24th, 2021...
    And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the Billboard's Top 10 on December 17th, 1989:
    At #3. We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel
    #4. "Rhythm Nation" by Janet Jackson
    #5. "With Every Beat of My Heart" by Taylor Dayne
    #6. "Back To Life" by Soul II Soul
    #7. "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic
    #8. "Just Like Jesse James" by Cher
    #9. "This One's For The Children" by New Kids On The Block
    #10. "Living In Sin" by Bon Jovi
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn May 9th 1981, Bill Medley performed "Don't Know Much" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    "Don't Know Much" had entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart on March 22nd, 1981 at position #90, two weeks later on April 4th, 1981 it would peak at #88 {for 1 week} and it stayed on the chart for four weeks...
    William Thomas Medley will celebrate his 75th birthday in four months on September 19th {2015}.
  • Camille from Toronto, OhLinda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville duet is pure pureness! Completely heavenly. It just sends you! Poetry in motion, or at least in sound. This is what angels sound like.
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