I Really Don't Want to Know
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"I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song written by Don Robertson (music) and Howard Barnes (lyrics). The song was published in 1953.
The best-known version of the song was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1953, one of the top 100 songs of 1954, reaching the No. 11 in the charts.[1]
Ronnie Dove version
| "I Really Don't Want to Know" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
R&B | ||||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barnes, Robertson | |||
| Tommy Edwards singles chronology | ||||
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| "I Really Don't Want to Know" | ||||
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| Single by Ronnie Dove | ||||
| from the album Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You | ||||
| B-side | "Years of Tears" | |||
| Released | August 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Diamond | |||
| Songwriter(s) | H. Barnes, D. Robertson | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Kahl | |||
| Ronnie Dove singles chronology | ||||
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Ronnie Dove recorded the song on Diamond Records in the summer of 1966. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.[2]
Chart positions
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 22 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 12 |
Elvis Presley version
gold record
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| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 9 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 7 |
| "I Really Don't Want to Know" | ||||
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RCA Victor | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Howard Barnes, Don Robertson | |||
| Producer(s) | Felton Jarvis | |||
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Other recordings
- Tommy Edwards's version hit the pop top 20 in 1960, peaking at No. 18.[5]
- Eddy Arnold's version was a number one country song in 1954,[6] and was on his album You Gotta Have Love (1960).[7]
- Johnny Burnette - for his album Dreamin (1960)[8]
- Solomon Burke - a single release. (1962).[9]
- Andy Williams released a version on his 1963 album, Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests.[10]
- Connie Francis - for her album Country Music – Connie Style (1962).[11]
- Kay Starr - for the album Just Plain Country (1962).[12]
- Al Martino - for his album I Love You Because (1963).[13]
- Esther Phillips - for her album Release Me (1963).[14]
- Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings Country Hits from the Heart (1963)[15]
- Eydie Gormé - for her album Gormé Country Style (1964).[16]
- Gene Pitney - on the album George Jones & Gene Pitney – For the First Time! Two Great Stars (1965)[17]
- Perry Como - The Scene Changes (1965)[18]
- Vic Damone - in his album Country Love Songs (1965).[19]
- Brook Benton - in the album My Country (1966).[20]
- Loretta Lynn - in her album Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) (1967).[21]
- Chen Fen Lan, a Taiwanese singer, included it in her LP album Golden Record in (1970).
- Gene Clark on his album Roadmaster (first released in 1973).[22]
- Johnny Rodriguez included some Spanish language lyrics in his version. (1973).[23]
- Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson - included in the album Burlap & Satin (1983)[24]
- alt country version on their 1985 album Lost and Found.[25]
- Anne Murray's tribute-to-the-1950s album, Croonin' (1993).[26]
- Jerry Lee Lewis included it on his 2010 album, "Mean Old Man".[27]
- Knud Pfeiffer wrote the Danish lyrics. The Danish title is "Jeg ønsker ikke dit svar". Raquel Rastenni with Harry Felbert's sixtet and chorus recorded it in Copenhagen in 1954. The song was released on His Master's Voice X 8219.
- A Japanese version was sung by Yōichi Sugawara (菅原洋一) as "Shiritakunai no" (知りたくないの) in 1965.
- This song was covered in Feng Fei-fei & Yao Su-Rong (姚蘇蓉) both in 1978, Long Piao-Piao (龍飄飄), Yu Ya (尤雅) in 2002 from Taiwan, and Ling Seow (凌霄) from Singapore.
Answer song
- "I Really Want You to Know" by Skeeter Davis was released by RCA in 1961 as an answer song to Eddy Arnold's version of the song.
Popular culture
- John Travolta sang the song in the 2004 film A Love Song for Bobby Long.
References
- ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Ronnie Dove - Chart History - The Hot 100 Billboard.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
- ^ "Ronnie Dove Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Ronnie Dove Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.
- ^ "Eddy Arnold - You Gotta Have Love". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". www.discogs.com. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Solomon Burke - I Really Don't Want To Know". 45cat.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Connie Francis - Country Music Connie Style". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Kay Starr - Just Plain Country". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Al Martino - I Love You Because". Discogs.com. 1963. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ ""Little" Esther Phillips* And The Anita Kerr Singers - Release Me! Reflections Of Country And Western Greats". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". www.discogs.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Eydie Gorme* - Gorme Country Style". Discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Vic Damone - Country Love Songs". Discogs.com. 1965. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Brook Benton - My Country". Discogs.com. 1966. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Johnny Rodriguez – I Really Don't Want To Know / That The Way Love Goes (1973, Santa Maria Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1973. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean Old Man". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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