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Written by: Cindy Walker, Eddie Arnold Recorded:
Single: w/ "Big Boss Man", RCA 47-9341, September 26, 1967 Also re-released as Gold Standard Series, 447-0662, July 15, 1969 Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #34 on Billboard's Easy-Listening chart. #44 on Billboard's Hot 100. 1st LP release: Clambake - November 19, 1967 |
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| "You Don't Know Me" began with Eddie Arnold having a basic storyline idea, and presenting it to songwriter Cindy Walker. She built the song around it and Arnold was the first to record it, in 1955. Ray Charles' version in 1962, however, was the big hit, taken from his classic album Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music. |
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| Elvis recorded a version of "You Don't Know Me" for the film soundtrack of Clambake in February 1967, but he must've decided it was worth another serious try, and re-recorded it seven months later (thankfully) during the "Guitar Man" sessions. Elvis treats the song with a lot more respect in this second version, and it pays off. His vocals are clear and lucid, and Floyd Cramer's piano and the Jordanaires' background vocals enhance the lonely mood of the melody. It was this later version that was released on the soundtrack album and as a single. He got it down on the first take, too! |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)In 'You Don't Know Me', Presley re-recorded a song which he had already taped for the film Clambake. The fine song was a hit for Ray Charles in 1962, and the re-recording is outstanding, with superb breath control from Presley, and the Jordanaires on top form. Apart from these virtues, Floyd Cramer's fine pianism is audible. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 From Clambake (1967), a fine interpretation of this hit by Eddy Arnold in 1956, Lenny Welch in 1960 and Ray Charles in 1962. Faster in the film - the studio version was more carefully crafted. The Complete Elvis, edited by Martin Torgoff, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for "You Don't Know Me". Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "You Don't Know Me" Links
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You give your hand to me and then you say hello And I can hardly speak, my heart is beating so And anyone could tell, you think you know me well But you don't know me No you don't know the one who dreams of you at night And longs to kiss your lips and longs to hold you tight To you I'm just a friend and that's all I've ever been No, you don't know me For I never knew the art of making love Though my heart aches with love for you Afraid and shy I let my chance go by The chance that you might love me too You give your hand to me and then you say good-bye I watch you walk away beside the lucky guy To never, never know the one who loves you so No, you don't know me |
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