Don't Know Much

Don't Know Much
"Don't Know Much"
Single by Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville
from the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
Released September 12, 1989
Recorded March–August, 1989, Skywalker Ranch, Marin County
Genre Adult contemporary, Pop, Duet
Length 3:35
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Tom Snow
Producer Peter Asher & Steve Tyrell
Certification Gold
Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville singles chronology
"When I Fall in Love"
(1985)		 "Don't Know Much"
(1989)		 "Adios"
(1989)

"Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow and made famous when performed as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville on Ronstadt's 1989 album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind. The title is a phrase from its refrain, I don't know much, but I know I love you, and that may be all I need to know.

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History

The song had a rich history prior to its success in 1989. It first appeared on Mann's 1980 album, Casablanca. Bill Medley and Bette Midler (under the title "All I Need to Know") then had minor chart success with it in 1981 and 1983, respectively.

In 1985, Audrey Landers recorded the song as "All I Need to Know" for her second album for the German market, Paradise Generation, and gospel singer Cynthia Clawson also has a version under this title on her 1990 album Words Will Never Do.

It was introduced to Ronstadt and Neville by Steve Tyrell. Co-produced by Tyrell and Peter Asher, it was released as a single in the U.S. in 1989, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December, 1989[1] and #1 on both the adult contemporary chart and pop sales charts. The single was certified gold. In the UK, the song peaked at #2 on the British pop chart. The song also hit #1 in Ireland and Canada.

"Don't Know Much" won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for Song of the Year.

Music video

In the video, Neville and Ronstadt portray a middle-aged couple that are remembering their past and all the difficulties they seem to have faced together. The song is a symbolic representation of growing old together and being unsure of the future, only knowing that it has been the love which is so clear between them.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 4
Canada (RPM)[5] 5
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)[6] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[7] 6
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 2

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1989-12-23
  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville feat. Aaron Neville – Don't Know Much". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  3. ^ "Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville – Don't Know Much – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville – Don't Know Much" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 10, January 20 1990". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6658. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville – Don't Know Much" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  8. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville – Don't Know Much". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville. Prometheus Global Media.
  11. ^ "Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville. Prometheus Global Media.
Preceded by
"Healing Hands" by Elton John		 Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single
October 28, 1989 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins
v · Linda Ronstadt
Stone Poneys albums
The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt · Evergreen, Volume 2 · Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III
Studio albums
Hand Sown ... Home Grown · Silk Purse · Linda Ronstadt · Don't Cry Now · Heart Like a Wheel · Prisoner in Disguise · Hasten Down the Wind  · Simple Dreams · Living in the USA · Mad Love · Get Closer · What's New · Lush Life · For Sentimental Reasons · Canciones de Mi Padre · Mas Canciones · Frenesí · Winter Light · Feels Like Home · Dedicated to the One I Love  · We Ran · A Merry Little Christmas · Hummin' to Myself
Collaborations
Trio · Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind · Santiago · Trio 2 · Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions · Adieu False Heart
Compilations
Different Drum · Greatest Hits · A Retrospective · Greatest Hits, Volume 2 · Round Midnight · Boleros y Rancheros · The Linda Ronstadt Box Set · The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt · Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas  · The Best of Linda Ronstadt: The Capitol Years · Linda Ronstadt Greatest Hits I & II
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