- Nobody Knows (Tony Rich song)
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"Nobody Knows" 
Single by The Tony Rich Project from the album Words Released November 14, 1995 Format 7", CD single, cassette single Recorded 1995 Genre R&B Length 5:06 Label LaFace/Arista Writer(s) Joe Rich, Don DuBose Producer Tony Rich The Tony Rich Project singles chronology "Nobody Knows"
(1996)"Like a Woman"
(1996)"Nobody Knows" is a song by rhythm and blues artist Tony Rich from his 1996 debut album Words. Released as his debut single, the song peaked at #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. Rich received a nomination for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance; he lost to Eric Clapton's "Change the World".
Contents
Track list
-US CD Single (73008-24116-2)
1. Album Version 5:06
2. Eddie F.'s Untouchable Remix 6:17
3. Rich Remix 5:32
4. Album Instrumental 5:06Official versions
- Nobody Knows [Album Version] 5:06
- Nobody Knows [Radio Edit] 4:22
- Nobody Knows [Album Instrumental] 5:06
- Nobody Knows [Eddie F.'s Untouchable Remix] 6:17
- Nobody Knows [Rich Remix] 5:32
Chart positions
Peak positions
Chart (1996) Peak
positionAustralian Singles Chart 2 Canadian RPM Top Singles 2 Dutch Top 40 13 New Zealand Singles Chart 19 Swedish Singles Chart 15 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 2 End of year charts
End of year chart (1996) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 4 End of decade charts
Chart (1990-1999) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 61 Kevin Sharp version
"Nobody Knows" Single by Kevin Sharp from the album Measure of a Man Released September 23, 1996 Format CD single Genre Country Length 3:27 Label Asylum Writer(s) Joe Rich, Don DuBose Producer Chris Farren Kevin Sharp singles chronology "Nobody Knows"
(1996)"She's Sure Taking It Well"
(1997)American country music artist Kevin Sharp recorded a cover version of the song on his 1996 debut album Measure of a Man. It was released in September 1996 as his debut single. It became Sharp's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, spending four weeks at the top of the chart.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that his "smooth, melodic voice and sensitive interpretation of the lyric signal show promise for this talented new artist.""[3]
Music video
The music video was directed by Jeffrey Phillips and premiered in late 1996.
Chart positions
"Nobody Knows" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 28, 1996.
Chart (1996–1997) Peak
positionCanadian RPM Country Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 1 Preceded by
"One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" by LeAnn RimesBillboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single
(Kevin Sharp version)
January 11, 1997 - February 1, 1997Succeeded by
"It's a Little Too Late" by Mark ChesnuttPreceded by
"I Meant to Do That" by Paul BrandtRPM Country Tracks number-one single
(Kevin Sharp version)
January 20, 1997Succeeded by
"Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It" by Tim McGrawOther versions
In 1997, saxophonist Richard Elliot covered the song from his album "Jumpin' Off."[4][5] British boyband JLS also recorded a cover of the song, it was leaked onto the internet in June 2010 and has now appeared as the B-Side to their single She Makes Me Wanna. British pop singer Shayne Ward included a cover on his third album, Obsession.
References
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1996. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ Billboard, October 12, 1996.
- ^ "Jumpin' Off overview". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r318059.
- ^ "Jumpin' Off - Richard Elliot". JazzTimes.com. http://jazztimes.com/articles/10163-jumpin-off-richard-elliot.
Categories:- 1995 singles
- 1996 singles
- Billboard Rhythmic Airplay number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Kevin Sharp (country singer) songs
- Tony Rich songs
- Music videos directed by Bille Woodruff
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Number-one debut singles
- Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
- Asylum Records singles
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