Don't You Know?

"Don't You Know?" is a 1959 popular song written by Bobby Worth, and hit record for singer Della Reese.

"Don't You Know?"
Single by Della Reese
Released1959 (1959)
GenreR&B, classic pop
Songwriter(s)Bobby Worth
Della Reese singles chronology
"Sermonette"
(1959)		 "Don't You Know?"
(1959)		 "And Now"
(1960)

The song was adapted from an aria ("Musetta's Waltz") from Puccini's La bohème. The song was Reese's first single on her new label RCA Victor. It helped her get a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocalist. It also led to nine years in Las Vegas.

Previously entitled "You," the song had also been a hit for Sammy Kaye in 1952, reaching #28.

Chart performance

It became Reese's biggest hit, reaching number one on the U.S. R&B chart.[1] "Don't You Know?" went to number two on the U.S. Pop chart, where Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin kept it from number one.[2] It was a follow-up to her previous big hit "And That Reminds Me".

Cover versions

Jerry Vale, Vic Damone and Bobby Vinton later recorded versions of the song.

References
  1. Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004, 2004 (Record Research) p. 488
  2. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1959-11-30
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