Do_You_Know_What_I_Mean

Do You Know What I Mean

Do You Know What I Mean

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]

Quick Facts Single by Lee Michaels, from the album 5th ...

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

More information Chart (1971), Peak position ...

Renée Geyer version

Quick Facts Single by Renée Geyer, from the album So Lucky ...

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

More information Chart (1981/82), Peak position ...

Other versions


References

  1. 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.
  2. "Lee Michaels - 5th (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  3. "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. "Archived copy". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. "Cash Box Top 100 10/23/71". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-10-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  8. "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  9. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1971". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  10. "Simon Turner* - Simon Turner (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

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