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{{Short description|Duet from the album/musical Chess}}
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| length = 4:15
| length = 4:15
| label = [[RCA]]
| label = [[RCA]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Benny Andersson]]|[[Tim Rice]]|[[Björn Ulvaeus]]}}
| writer =
* [[Benny Andersson]]
* [[Tim Rice]]
* [[Björn Ulvaeus]]
| producer = {{hlist|Björn Ulvaeus|Benny Andersson|Tim Rice}}
| producer =
* Björn Ulvaeus
* Benny Andersson
* Tim Rice
| prev_title =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|s2SDInk6voA|"I Know Him So Well"}}}}
}}
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"'''I Know Him So Well'''" is a duet from the [[concept album]] and subsequent musical ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'' by [[Tim Rice]], [[Benny Andersson]] and [[Björn Ulvaeus]]. It was originally sung by [[Elaine Paige]] (as Florence) and [[Barbara Dickson]] (as Svetlana). In this duet, two women – Svetlana, the Russian chess champion's estranged wife, and Florence, his mistress – express their bittersweet feelings for him and at seeing their relationships fall apart.
"'''I Know Him So Well'''" is a duet from the [[concept album]] and subsequent musical ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'' by [[Tim Rice]], [[Benny Andersson]] and [[Björn Ulvaeus]]. It was originally sung by [[Elaine Paige]] (as Florence) and [[Barbara Dickson]] (as Svetlana). In this duet, two women – Svetlana, the Russian chess champion's estranged wife, and Florence, his mistress – express their bittersweet feelings for him and at seeing their relationships fall apart.


==History==
The chorus of the song is based on the chorus of "I Am an A", a song performed live during Andersson and Ulvaeus' group [[ABBA]]'s 1977 tour.<ref name="bright-lights">[https://archive.org/details/brightlightsdark00carl/page/471 "Bright Lights Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA", Carl Magnus Palm, p. 471]</ref> Although "I Am an A" was never released officially, it circulated on various [[Bootleg recording|bootlegs]] and is readily available on YouTube.
The chorus of the song is based on the chorus of "I Am an A", a song performed live during Andersson and Ulvaeus' group [[ABBA]]'s 1977 tour.<ref name="bright-lights">[https://archive.org/details/brightlightsdark00carl/page/471 "Bright Lights Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA", Carl Magnus Palm, p. 471]</ref> Although "I Am an A" was never released officially, it circulated on various [[Bootleg recording|bootlegs]] and is readily available on [[YouTube]].


==Original version==
==Original version==
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In January 2011, the [[Official Charts Company]] released a list of the top 10 All Time Best Selling Duets in which "I Know Him So Well" was placed seventh in the chart.<ref>[http://www.elainepaige.com/Elaine-Paige-Barbara-Dickson-I-Know-Him-So-Well-All-Time-Best-Selling-Duets.htm ALL TIME BEST SELLING DUETS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720030454/http://www.elainepaige.com/Elaine-Paige-Barbara-Dickson-I-Know-Him-So-Well-All-Time-Best-Selling-Duets.htm |date=20 July 2011 }} Elaine Paige, 5 January 2011</ref>
In January 2011, the [[Official Charts Company]] released a list of the top 10 All Time Best Selling Duets in which "I Know Him So Well" was placed seventh in the chart.<ref>[http://www.elainepaige.com/Elaine-Paige-Barbara-Dickson-I-Know-Him-So-Well-All-Time-Best-Selling-Duets.htm ALL TIME BEST SELLING DUETS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720030454/http://www.elainepaige.com/Elaine-Paige-Barbara-Dickson-I-Know-Him-So-Well-All-Time-Best-Selling-Duets.htm |date=20 July 2011 }} Elaine Paige, 5 January 2011</ref>


Paige and Dickson also recorded Spanish-language lyrics for release as "Lo Creo Conocer". The single was never released though.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDkCKIFlD84 |title=Archived copy |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107071844/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDkCKIFlD84 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Paige and Dickson also recorded Spanish-language lyrics for release as "Lo Creo Conocer". The single was never released though.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDkCKIFlD84 |title=ELAINE PAIGE y BARBARA DICKSON: Lo Creo Conocer (Versión en español de "I Know Him So Well" 1984) - YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107071844/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDkCKIFlD84 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1985)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=auscharts>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=228}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Chart (1985)
|21
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Irish Singles Chart|url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Elaine+Page|access-date=30 April 2023|website=www.irish-charts.com|language=en}}</ref>
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=auscharts>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=228}}</ref>
|1
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])
|9
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])
|1
|}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1985)
!Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name="aus85">{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/SN2evHp.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985|publisher=[[Kent Music Report]]|via=[[Imgur]]|access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref>
|New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])
|88
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
|-
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1985__32861/|title=Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1985|website=[[Official Charts]]|access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref>
|United Kingdom ([[Official Charts]])
|2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|}
|}


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| artist = [[Cissy Houston]] and [[Whitney Houston]]
| artist = [[Cissy Houston]] and [[Whitney Houston]]
| album = [[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]
| album = [[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]
| B-side = "Just The Lonely Talking Again" <br /> "You're Still My Man"
| B-side =
* "Just the Lonely Talking Again"
* "You're Still My Man"
| released = 30 November 1988
| released = 30 November 1988
| recorded = 1986–1987
| recorded = 1986–1987
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre =
* [[Soul music|Soul]]
* [[Soul music|Soul]]
* [[gospel music|gospel]]
* [[gospel music|gospel]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
}}
| length = 4:30
| length = 4:30
| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| writer = [[Tim Rice]], [[Björn Ulvaeus]], [[Benny Andersson]]
| writer =
* [[Tim Rice]]
* [[Björn Ulvaeus]]
* [[Benny Andersson]]
| producer = Narada Michael Walden
| producer = [[Narada Michael Walden]]
| chronology = [[Whitney Houston]]
| chronology = [[Whitney Houston]]
| prev_title = [[One Moment in Time]]
| prev_title = [[One Moment in Time]]
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| next_title = [[It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be]]
| next_title = [[It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be]]
| next_year = 1989
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video|header=Licensed audio|{{YouTube|UomwE7tYfTI|"I Know Him So Well"}}}}
| misc =
}}
}}


In 1987, a studio version of "'''I Know Him So Well'''" was recorded as a duet by [[Cissy Houston]] and her daughter [[Whitney Houston]] for Whitney's second album, ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]''. It was released as a final and 6th single from ''Whitney'' on 30 November 1988 in Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain. There was no official music video produced for the Houston duet of song, however there are live performance video-recordings. The song version was included in the [[Whitney Houston]] North American leg of the [[Moment of Truth World Tour]]. The single was not promoted as heavily as previous singles from ''Whitney''.
In 1987, a studio version of "'''I Know Him So Well'''" was recorded as a duet by [[Cissy Houston]] and her daughter [[Whitney Houston]] for Whitney's second album, ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]''. It was released as the 6th and final single from ''Whitney'' on 30 November 1988 in Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain. There was no official music video produced for the Houston duet of song, however there are live performance video-recordings. The song version was included in the North American leg of Houston's [[Moment of Truth World Tour]]. The single was not promoted as heavily as previous singles from ''Whitney''.


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
Robert Hilburn of the ''Los Angeles Times'' praised the duet thus: "The album ends on a graceful, intimate note as Houston is joined by her mother, singer Cissy Houston, on "I Know Him So Well," a ballad from the musical ''Chess''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Robert Hilburn |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-01/entertainment/ca-5509_1_album-review |title=Album Review : Houston: Commercial Sparkle, Artistic Fizz |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=June 1, 1987 |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref> Rolling Stone's Vince Alleti criticized the song and production: "Walden covers all these bases, out-schlocking Masser with "I Know Him So Well" — a genuine if frankly derivative show tune (from Tim Rice's Chess) treated here with deadly reverence..."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/whitney-19870813 |title=Whitney &#124; Album Reviews |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=1987-08-13 |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref> ''St. Petersburg Times'' called the duet lifting and praised the mother's role: "Mom adds a brief, welcome moment of grainy soulfulness to the album."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/50027928.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+14%252C+1987&author=ERIC+SNIDER%253BANNELISE+WAMSLEY&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=2.E&desc=Whitney+pulls+out+another+bag+of+hits+Series%253A+RECORDS|title=Whitney pulls out another bag of hits Series: RECORDS|author=ERIC SNIDER|author2=ANNELISE WAMSLEY|work=Tampa Bay Times|via=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com|date=14 June 1987|access-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113215627/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/50027928.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+14%252C+1987&author=ERIC+SNIDER%253BANNELISE+WAMSLEY&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=2.E&desc=Whitney+pulls+out+another+bag+of+hits+Series%253A+RECORDS|archive-date=13 November 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
Robert Hilburn of the ''Los Angeles Times'' praised the duet, saying, "The album ends on a graceful, intimate note as Houston is joined by her mother, singer Cissy Houston, on 'I Know Him So Well', a ballad from the musical ''Chess''."<ref>{{cite news|author=Robert Hilburn |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-01-ca-5509-story.html |title=Album Review : Houston: Commercial Sparkle, Artistic Fizz |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=June 1, 1987 |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone''{{'s}} Vince Alleti criticized the song and production, saying, "Walden covers all these bases, out-schlocking Masser with 'I Know Him So Well'—a genuine if frankly derivative show tune (from Tim Rice's ''Chess'') treated here with deadly reverence..."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/whitney-19870813 |title=Whitney &#124; Album Reviews |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=1987-08-13 |access-date=2014-03-29 |archive-date=2011-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628230956/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/whitney-19870813 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''St. Petersburg Times'' called the duet lifting and praised the mother's role: "Mom adds a brief, welcome moment of grainy soulfulness to the album."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/50027928.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+14%252C+1987&author=ERIC+SNIDER%253BANNELISE+WAMSLEY&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=2.E&desc=Whitney+pulls+out+another+bag+of+hits+Series%253A+RECORDS|title=Whitney pulls out another bag of hits Series: RECORDS|author=ERIC SNIDER|author2=ANNELISE WAMSLEY|work=Tampa Bay Times|via=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com|date=14 June 1987|access-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113215627/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/50027928.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+14%252C+1987&author=ERIC+SNIDER%253BANNELISE+WAMSLEY&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=2.E&desc=Whitney+pulls+out+another+bag+of+hits+Series%253A+RECORDS|archive-date=13 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Chart performance===
===Chart performance===
This single peaked at number 46 in Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=whitney+houston&country=de&kategorie=single |title=charts.de |publisher=charts.de |access-date=29 March 2014}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and in the Netherlands it peaked at number 14.<ref>[http://www.top40.nl/search.aspx?keyword=Whitney%20Houston ]{{dead link|date=March 2014}}</ref> The single did not appear in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, unlike the 4 previous singles which all reached the Top 10.
This single peaked at number 46 in Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=whitney+houston&country=de&kategorie=single |title=charts.de |publisher=charts.de |access-date=29 March 2014}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and in the Netherlands it peaked at number 14.<ref>[http://www.top40.nl/search.aspx?keyword=Whitney%20Houston ]{{dead link|date=March 2014}}</ref>


===Track listings and formats===
===Formats and track listings===
*'''Europe, CD maxi single'''<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/1927119-Cissy-Whitney-Houston-I-Know-Him-So-Well "I Know Him So Well" (1988, CD)] at Discogs</ref>
*''CD single (Germany)''
#"I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
#"I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
#"Just The Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
#"Just the Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
#"You're Still My Man" – 4:15
#"You're Still My Man" – 4:15


*'''Europe, 7" vinyl'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=I Know Him So Well|others=Whitney Houston |date=1988 |type=EU Vinyl Single liner notes |location =Europe|publisher=[[Arista Records|Arista]] |id=111.904}}</ref>
*''7" Single (Germany)''
**A "I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
:A: "I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
**B "Just The Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
:B: "Just the Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
*''12" Single (Germany)
**A1 "I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
**B1 "Just The Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
**B2 "You're Still My Man" – 4:15


*'''German, 12" vinyl'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=I Know Him So Well|others=Whitney Houston |date=1988 |type=GER Vinyl Maxi Single liner notes |location =Germany|publisher=Arista Records |id=611.904}}</ref>
===Chart positions===
:A1: "I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
{|class="wikitable sortable"
:B1: "Just the Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
|-
:B2: "You're Still My Man" – 4:15

===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1988)
!Chart (1988)
!Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|46|artist=Houston, Whitney; Houston, Cissy|song=I Know Him So Well|songid=17607|access-date=February 13, 2019}}
{{single chart|Flanders|19|artist=Cissy & Whitney Houston|song=I Know Him So Well|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|14|artist=Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston|song=I Know Him So Well}}
{{single chart|Germany|46|artist=Houston, Whitney; Houston, Cissy|song=I Know Him So Well|songid=17607|access-date=February 13, 2019|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|14|artist=Whitney Houston|song=I Know Him So Well|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|16|artist=Cissy & Whitney Houston|song=I Know Him So Well|rowheader=true}}
|}
|}


==Steps version==
==Steps version==
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Words Are Not Enough" / "I Know Him So Well
| name = I Know Him So Well
| cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| alt =
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| artist = [[Steps (group)|Steps]]
| artist = [[Steps (group)|Steps]]
| album = [[The Last Dance (Steps album)|The Last Dance]]
| album = [[The Last Dance (Steps album)|The Last Dance]]
| A-side = [[Words Are Not Enough (song)|Words Are Not Enough]]
| released = 3 December 2001
| recorded = {{hlist|1999|2001}}
| B-side = Bittersweet
| released = {{start date|2001|12|3|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting December 3, 2001: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=1 December 2001}}</ref>
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = 3:23
| length = 3:23
| label =
| label =
* [[Jive Records|Jive]]
* [[Jive Records|Jive]]
* [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|EBUL]]
* [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|Ebul]]
| writer = {{hlist|A Carlsson & P Nylén|
| writer =
* [[Björn Ulvaeus]]
Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Tim Rice|Lisa Scott-Lee & Johnny Shentall}}
* [[Benny Andersson]]
| producer = {{hlist|Romdhame & Larossi|Topham & Twigg}}
* [[Tim Rice]]
| producer =
* [[Pete Waterman]]
* Dan Frampton
| prev_title = [[Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)#Steps version|Chain Reaction]]
| prev_title = [[Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song)#Steps version|Chain Reaction]]
| prev_year = 2001
| prev_year = 2001
| title = [[Words Are Not Enough/I Know Him So Well|Words Are Not Enough]]
| title = [[Words Are Not Enough (song)|Words Are Not Enough]]
| title2 = I Know Him So Well
| title2 = I Know Him So Well
| next_title = [[Light Up the World (Steps song)|Light Up the World]]
| next_title = [[Light Up the World (Steps song)|Light Up the World]]
| next_year = 2012
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Ts6-sJE6ruE|"I Know Him So Well"}}}}
}}
}}

British musical group [[Steps (group)|Steps]] originally recorded "I Know Him So Well" for the 1999 ''[[Abbamania]]'' compilation, and the song later appeared Steps' own ''[[The Last Dance (Steps album)|The Last Dance]]'' collection. It was released as a single together with "[[Words Are Not Enough/I Know Him So Well|Words Are Not Enough]]" in 2001 as the group's fifteenth single release, and the group's last single to be released before their [[Boxing Day]] split later the same month.
British musical group [[Steps (group)|Steps]] originally recorded "I Know Him So Well" for the 1999 ''[[Abbamania]]'' compilation, and the song later appeared on Steps' own ''[[The Last Dance (Steps album)|The Last Dance]]'' collection. It was released as a single together with "[[Words Are Not Enough (song)|Words Are Not Enough]]" in 2001 as the group's fifteenth single release, and the group's last single to be released before their [[Boxing Day]] split later the same month.


===Chart performance===
===Chart performance===
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===Track listings===
===Track listings===
'''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well|others=[[Steps (group)|Steps]]|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=[[Jive Records]], [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|EBUL]]|id=9201454}}</ref>
'''UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well|others=[[Steps (group)|Steps]]|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=[[Jive Records]], [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|Ebul Records]]|id=9201452}}</ref>
# "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
# "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
# "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
# "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
# "Bittersweet" – 3:58
# "Bittersweet" – 3:58
# "Words Are Not Enough" (video) – 3:24


'''European enhanced CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well|others=[[Steps (group)|Steps]]|year=2001|type=European enhanced CD liner notes|publisher=[[Jive Records]], [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|EBUL]]|id=9201452, (7) 9201453}}</ref>
'''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well|others=Steps|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Jive Records, Ebul Records|id=9201454}}</ref>
# "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
# "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
# "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
# "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
# "Bittersweet" – 3:58
# "Bittersweet" – 3:58
# "Words Are Not Enough" (video) – 3:24


===Personnel===
===Personnel===
* [[Claire Richards]] – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
* [[Claire Richards]] – lead vocals
* [[Lisa Scott-Lee]] – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
* [[Lisa Scott-Lee]] – lead vocals
* [[Faye Tozer]] – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
* [[Faye Tozer]] – lead vocals
* [[Lee Latchford-Evans]] – [[backing vocals]]
* [[Lee Latchford-Evans]] – backing vocals
* [[Ian "H" Watkins]] – [[backing vocals]]
* [[Ian "H" Watkins]] – backing vocals


===Charts===
===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (2001–2002)
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Peak<br />position
!scope="col"|Chart (2001–2002)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=19|issue=52|page=23|date=22 December 2002|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=19|issue=52|page=23|date=22 December 2002|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>
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| length =
| length =
| label =
| label =
| writer = [[Tim Rice]], [[Björn Ulvaeus]], [[Benny Andersson]]
| writer =
* [[Tim Rice]]
* [[Björn Ulvaeus]]
* [[Benny Andersson]]
| producer =
| producer =
| chronology = Peter Kay
| chronology = [[Peter Kay]]
| prev_title = [[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]
| prev_title = [[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]
| prev_year = 2009
| prev_year = 2009
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| next_year =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Susan Boyle
| artist = [[Susan Boyle]]
| type = singles
| type = singles
| prev_title = [[Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)#Susan Boyle version|Perfect Day]]
| prev_title = [[Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)#Susan Boyle version|Perfect Day]]
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| next_year = 2011
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}
{{External music video|header=Parody video|{{YouTube|-PIb30o7W9Q|"I Know Him So Well"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''I Know Him So Well'''" was recorded by [[Peter Kay]] and [[Susan Boyle]] for ''[[Comic Relief|Comic Relief 2011]]'',<ref>[http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/231655-according-to-reports-susan-boyle-and-peter-kay-are-set-to-do-a-duet/ According to reports Susan Boyle and Peter Kay are set to do a duet] STV, 28 February 2011</ref> with Kay appearing as his alter ego [[Geraldine McQueen (character)|Geraldine McQueen]]. Their version reached number 11 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. A spoof music video was also created.
"I Know Him So Well" was recorded by [[Peter Kay]] and [[Susan Boyle]] for ''[[Comic Relief|Comic Relief 2011]]'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110303081707/http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/231655-according-to-reports-susan-boyle-and-peter-kay-are-set-to-do-a-duet/ According to reports Susan Boyle and Peter Kay are set to do a duet] STV, 28 February 2011</ref> with Kay appearing as his alter ego [[Geraldine McQueen (character)|Geraldine McQueen]]. Their version reached number 11 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. A parody music video was also created.
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| album = [[Stages (Melanie C album)|Stages]]
| album = [[Stages (Melanie C album)|Stages]]
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* [[Tim Rice]]
* [[Björn Ulvaeus]]
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| producer = [[Peter-John Vettese]]
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"'''I Know Him So Well'''" was also covered by English recording artist [[Melanie C]]. The song was the first single<ref name=melcnov11>{{cite web|url=http://www.melaniec.net/news/archive/818-melanie-c-featuring-emma-bunton-i-know-him-so-well-out-november-11th |title=Melanie C featuring Emma Bunton - 'I Know Him So Well' - Out November 11 |publisher=MelanieC.net |date=15 October 2012 |access-date=29 March 2014 |author=Melanie C |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212051/http://melaniec.net/news/archive/818-melanie-c-featuring-emma-bunton-i-know-him-so-well-out-november-11th |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> to be taken from Melanie C's musical theatre-inspired and sixth studio album ''[[Stages (Melanie C album)|Stages]]''. The song is a duet with Chisholm's fellow [[Spice Girls]] group member [[Emma Bunton]]. The song was released as a single on 11 November 2012.<ref name=melcnov11/> The b-side of the single is a cover of "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]" from the musical ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melaniec.net/news/archive/821-youll-never-walk-alone |title=You'll Never Walk Alone |publisher=MelanieC.net |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224093627/http://www.melaniec.net/news/archive/821-youll-never-walk-alone |archive-date=24 December 2013 }}</ref> The music video for the song premiered on [[YouTube]] on 12 November 2012.
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"I Know Him So Well" was also covered by English recording artist [[Melanie C]]. The song was the first single<ref name=melcnov11>{{cite web|url=http://www.melaniec.net/news/archive/818-melanie-c-featuring-emma-bunton-i-know-him-so-well-out-november-11th |title=Melanie C featuring Emma Bunton - 'I Know Him So Well' - Out November 11 |publisher=MelanieC.net |date=15 October 2012 |access-date=29 March 2014 |author=Melanie C |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212051/http://melaniec.net/news/archive/818-melanie-c-featuring-emma-bunton-i-know-him-so-well-out-november-11th |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> to be taken from Melanie C's musical theatre-inspired and sixth studio album ''[[Stages (Melanie C album)|Stages]]''. The song is a duet with Melanie C's fellow [[Spice Girls]] group member [[Emma Bunton]]. The song was released as a single on 11 November 2012.<ref name=melcnov11/> The b-side of the single is a cover of "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]" from the musical ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melaniec.net/news/archive/821-youll-never-walk-alone |title=You'll Never Walk Alone |publisher=MelanieC.net |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224093627/http://www.melaniec.net/news/archive/821-youll-never-walk-alone |archive-date=24 December 2013 }}</ref> The music video for the song premiered on [[YouTube]] on 12 November 2012.


===Formats and track listings===
===Formats and track listings===
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* '''Limited CD single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melaniec.net/music/discography/category/i-know-him-so-well-single/|title=Melanie C - Discography|publisher=Melaniec.net|access-date=29 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330005023/http://www.melaniec.net/music/discography/category/i-know-him-so-well-single/|archive-date=30 March 2014}}</ref>
# "I Know Him So Well"
# "I Know Him So Well"
# "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]"
# "You'll Never Walk Alone"


* '''Digital download'''
* '''Digital download'''
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# "I Know Him So Well" (radio edit)


===Live performances===
===Live performances===
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===Charts===
===Charts===
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!scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending October 22, 2012|journal=UKChartsPlus|issue=475|publisher=IQ Ware Ltd|location= Milton Keynes}}</ref>
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==Other versions==
The song has been covered in non-charting versions by several notable performers.
*Originally recorded in 1985 during sessions for ''[[The Broadway Album]]'', [[Barbra Streisand]] released her version featuring [[Mr. Mister]]'s [[Richard Page (musician)|Richard Page]] on her 1991 box set ''[[Just for the Record...]]''
*Pianist [[Richard Clayderman]] included an instrumental version on his 1987 album, ''Songs of Love''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/6820367-Richard-Clayderman-Songs-Of-Love Richard Clayderman – Songs Of Love at Discogs.com]</ref>
*Singers [[John Barrowman]] and [[Daniel Boys]] covered the song on Barrowman's 2008 album ''[[Music Music Music]]''.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/John-Barrowman-Music-Music-Music/release/2245171 John Barrowman - Music Music Music at Discogs.com]</ref>
*In 2014, [[Jonathan and Charlotte|Charlotte Jaconelli]] and [[Kerry Ellis]] performed the song on Jaconelli's solo debut album, ''Solitaire''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/7222693-Charlotte-Jaconelli-Solitaire Charlotte Jaconelli – Solitaire at Discogs.com]</ref>
*[[Sheridan Smith]] sang the song with [[Amanda Holden]] on Holden's 2020 debut album ''[[Songs from My Heart]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/radio/shows-presenters/heart-breakfast-jamie-theakston-amanda-holden/amanda-holden-releases-debut-album-songs-from-my-heart/|title=Amanda Holden releases debut album Songs From My Heart|website=[[Heart (radio network)|Heart]]|date=2 October 2020|accessdate=9 May 2022}}</ref>
*In 2022, [[YouTuber]] singer–songwriter [[AJ Rafael]] released a single version along with filmmaker and singer [[Pretty Dudes|Chance Calloway]] to raise funds for [[The Trevor Project]].<ref name="HypnoticAsia">{{cite web|date=April 26, 2022|accessdate=May 9, 2022|title=AJ Rafael & Chance Calloway Drop "I Know Him So Well" for The Trevor Project|url=https://www.hypnoticasia.com/aj-rafael-chance-calloway-dropi-know-him-so-wellfor-the-trevor-project/|publisher=HypnoticAsia.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 13 September 2024

"I Know Him So Well"
Single by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson
from the album Chess, Gold and Love Hurts
B-side"Chess" (London Symphony Orchestra)
ReleasedDecember 1984[1]
Recorded1984
GenrePop
Length4:15
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Björn Ulvaeus
  • Benny Andersson
  • Tim Rice
Music video
"I Know Him So Well" on YouTube

"I Know Him So Well" is a duet from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It was originally sung by Elaine Paige (as Florence) and Barbara Dickson (as Svetlana). In this duet, two women – Svetlana, the Russian chess champion's estranged wife, and Florence, his mistress – express their bittersweet feelings for him and at seeing their relationships fall apart.

History

The chorus of the song is based on the chorus of "I Am an A", a song performed live during Andersson and Ulvaeus' group ABBA's 1977 tour.[2] Although "I Am an A" was never released officially, it circulated on various bootlegs and is readily available on YouTube.

Original version

The duet was first released worldwide on the Chess double LP, often referred to as a concept album or album musical, in the autumn of 1984. Later it was released as a single by Paige and Dickson, the duet reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in 1985.[3] They laid down their vocals separately and never met during the recording of the song, only for the video and subsequent performances on Top of the Pops and the European tours.[1][4] This recording remains in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest selling UK chart single ever by a female duo. Paige also appeared in the original London West End stage production of Chess. The song peaked at number 21 in Australia.[5]

In the United Kingdom on 18 September 2004, the BBC's All-Time Greatest Love Songs (hosted by Lionel Richie) saw the duet performed live by Paige and Dickson, together for the first time in 20 years, to a rapturous reception. Paige played her solo demo recording of the song on her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday.

In January 2011, the Official Charts Company released a list of the top 10 All Time Best Selling Duets in which "I Know Him So Well" was placed seventh in the chart.[6]

Paige and Dickson also recorded Spanish-language lyrics for release as "Lo Creo Conocer". The single was never released though.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 9
UK Singles (OCC) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 88
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 2

Original recording credits

  • Benny Andersson – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Barbara Dickson – vocals
  • Anders Eljas – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
  • Per Lindvall – drums, percussion
  • Elaine Paige – vocals
  • Lasse Wellander – guitars
  • Writers and producers – Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus
  • Arrangement – Benny Andersson, Anders Eljas
  • Engineer and mixer – Michael B. Tretow

Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston version

"I Know Him So Well"
Single by Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston
from the album Whitney
B-side
  • "Just the Lonely Talking Again"
  • "You're Still My Man"
Released30 November 1988
Recorded1986–1987
Genre
Length4:30
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Narada Michael Walden
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"One Moment in Time"
(1988) 		"I Know Him So Well"
(1988) 		"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be"
(1989)
Licensed audio
"I Know Him So Well" on YouTube

In 1987, a studio version of "I Know Him So Well" was recorded as a duet by Cissy Houston and her daughter Whitney Houston for Whitney's second album, Whitney. It was released as the 6th and final single from Whitney on 30 November 1988 in Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain. There was no official music video produced for the Houston duet of song, however there are live performance video-recordings. The song version was included in the North American leg of Houston's Moment of Truth World Tour. The single was not promoted as heavily as previous singles from Whitney.

Critical reception

Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times praised the duet, saying, "The album ends on a graceful, intimate note as Houston is joined by her mother, singer Cissy Houston, on 'I Know Him So Well', a ballad from the musical Chess."[12] Rolling Stone's Vince Alleti criticized the song and production, saying, "Walden covers all these bases, out-schlocking Masser with 'I Know Him So Well'—a genuine if frankly derivative show tune (from Tim Rice's Chess) treated here with deadly reverence..."[13] St. Petersburg Times called the duet lifting and praised the mother's role: "Mom adds a brief, welcome moment of grainy soulfulness to the album."[14]

Chart performance

This single peaked at number 46 in Germany[15] and in the Netherlands it peaked at number 14.[16]

Formats and track listings

  • Europe, CD maxi single[17]
  1. "I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
  2. "Just the Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
  3. "You're Still My Man" – 4:15
  • Europe, 7" vinyl[18]
A: "I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
B: "Just the Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
  • German, 12" vinyl[19]
A1: "I Know Him So Well" – 4:26
B1: "Just the Lonely Talking Again" – 5:30
B2: "You're Still My Man" – 4:15

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20] 19
Germany (GfK)[21] 46
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 16

Steps version

"I Know Him So Well"
Single by Steps
from the album The Last Dance
A-side"Words Are Not Enough"
B-side"Bittersweet"
Released3 December 2001 (2001-12-03)[24]
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Steps singles chronology
"Chain Reaction"
(2001) 		"Words Are Not Enough" / "I Know Him So Well"
(2001) 		"Light Up the World"
(2012)
Music video
"I Know Him So Well" on YouTube

British musical group Steps originally recorded "I Know Him So Well" for the 1999 Abbamania compilation, and the song later appeared on Steps' own The Last Dance collection. It was released as a single together with "Words Are Not Enough" in 2001 as the group's fifteenth single release, and the group's last single to be released before their Boxing Day split later the same month.

Chart performance

The single entered the charts at number five in the United Kingdom but quickly fell out of the top ten to number 14 the following week. It spent eleven weeks in total in the top 75 despite much lower sales than the group's previous singles. It also peaked at number 21 in Ireland.

Track listings

UK CD single[25]

  1. "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
  2. "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
  3. "Bittersweet" – 3:58
  4. "Words Are Not Enough" (video) – 3:24

UK cassette single[26]

  1. "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
  2. "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
  3. "Bittersweet" – 3:58

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[27] 27
Ireland (IRMA)[28] 21
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[29] 85
Scotland (OCC)[30] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[31] 5
UK Indie (OCC)[32] 3

Geraldine McQueen and Susan Boyle version

"I Know Him So Well"
Single by Geraldine McQueen (Peter Kay) and Susan Boyle
Released21 March 2011
Recorded2011
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)
Peter Kay singles chronology
"The Official BBC Children in Need Medley"
(2009) 		"I Know Him So Well"
(2011)
Susan Boyle singles chronology
"Perfect Day"
(2010) 		"I Know Him So Well"
(2011) 		"You Have to Be There"
(2011)
Parody video
"I Know Him So Well" on YouTube

"I Know Him So Well" was recorded by Peter Kay and Susan Boyle for Comic Relief 2011,[33] with Kay appearing as his alter ego Geraldine McQueen. Their version reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. A parody music video was also created.

Melanie C version

"I Know Him So Well"
Single by Melanie C featuring Emma Bunton
from the album Stages
B-side"You'll Never Walk Alone"
Released11 November 2012 (2012-11-11)
RecordedSpring 2012
GenrePop rock
Length
  • 4:24 (album version)
  • 3:27 (radio edit)
LabelRed Girl
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Peter-John Vettese
Melanie C singles chronology
"Let There Be Love"
(2011) 		"I Know Him So Well"
(2012) 		"Loving You"
(2013)
Emma Bunton singles chronology
"All I Need to Know"
(2007) 		"I Know Him So Well"
(2012) 		"Baby Please Don't Stop"
(2019)
Music video
"I Know Him So Well" on YouTube

"I Know Him So Well" was also covered by English recording artist Melanie C. The song was the first single[34] to be taken from Melanie C's musical theatre-inspired and sixth studio album Stages. The song is a duet with Melanie C's fellow Spice Girls group member Emma Bunton. The song was released as a single on 11 November 2012.[34] The b-side of the single is a cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the musical Carousel.[35] The music video for the song premiered on YouTube on 12 November 2012.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "I Know Him So Well".

  • Digital download
  1. "I Know Him So Well"
  2. "You'll Never Walk Alone"
  • Limited CD single[36]
  1. "I Know Him So Well"
  2. "You'll Never Walk Alone"
  • Digital download
  1. "I Know Him So Well" (radio edit)

Live performances

Melanie C and Bunton performed the song on

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[37] 153
UK Indie (OCC) 14

Release history

Country Date Format
Worldwide 11 November 2012 Digital download, CD single

Other versions

The song has been covered in non-charting versions by several notable performers.

References

  1. ^ a b Elaine Paige And Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well OfficialCharts
  2. ^ "Bright Lights Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA", Carl Magnus Palm, p. 471
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 445–6. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ Discography - I KNOW HIM SO WELL Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Barbara Dickson
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 90. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ ALL TIME BEST SELLING DUETS Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Elaine Paige, 5 January 2011
  7. ^ "ELAINE PAIGE y BARBARA DICKSON: Lo Creo Conocer (Versión en español de "I Know Him So Well" 1984) - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 228. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart". www.irish-charts.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.
  11. ^ "Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1985". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  12. ^ Robert Hilburn (June 1, 1987). "Album Review : Houston: Commercial Sparkle, Artistic Fizz". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  13. ^ "Whitney | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. 1987-08-13. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  14. ^ ERIC SNIDER; ANNELISE WAMSLEY (14 June 1987). "Whitney pulls out another bag of hits Series: RECORDS". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014 – via Pqasb.pqarchiver.com.
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  18. ^ I Know Him So Well (EU Vinyl Single liner notes). Whitney Houston. Europe: Arista. 1988. 111.904.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ I Know Him So Well (GER Vinyl Maxi Single liner notes). Whitney Houston. Germany: Arista Records. 1988. 611.904.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ "Cissy & Whitney Houston – I Know Him So Well" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  21. ^ "Houston, Whitney; Houston, Cissy – I Know Him So Well" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  22. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whitney Houston" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  23. ^ "Cissy & Whitney Houston – I Know Him So Well" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  24. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting December 3, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 1 December 2001. p. 23.
  25. ^ Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well (UK CD single liner notes). Steps. Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2001. 9201452.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well (UK cassette single sleeve). Steps. Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2001. 9201454.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  28. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Words Are Not Enough". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  29. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 3, saptamina 21.01–27.01, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  30. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  31. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  32. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  33. ^ According to reports Susan Boyle and Peter Kay are set to do a duet STV, 28 February 2011
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