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{{Short description|1971 song by Lee Michaels}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Do You Know What I Mean
| name = Do You Know What I Mean
| cover = Do_You_Know_What_I_Mean_-_Lee_Michaels.jpg
| Artist = [[Lee Michaels]]
| Album = [[5th (Lee Michaels album)|5th]]
| alt =
| type = single
| Cover = Do_You_Know_What_I_Mean_-_Lee_Michaels.jpg
| B-side = "Keep the Circle Turning"
| artist = [[Lee Michaels]]
| Released = [[1971 in music|May 1971]]
| album = [[5th (Lee Michaels album)|5th]]
| Recorded =
| B-side = Keep the Circle Turning
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| released = [[1971 in music|May 1971]]
| recorded =
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=11}}
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| studio =
| Writer = [[Lee Michaels]]
| venue =
| genre = [[Blue-eyed soul]]<ref name="Breithaupt 1996">{{cite book|title= Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= October 15, 1996|chapter= Color Blind: Blue-eyed Soul|page= 42|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Griffin]]|isbn=031214704X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RMPCAwAAQBAJ}}</ref>
| Producer = [[Lee Michaels]]
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=11}}
| Last single = "What Now America"<br / >(1970)
| label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| This single = "'''Do You Know What I Mean'''"<br / >(1971)
| Next single = "[[Can I Get a Witness]]"<br / >(1971)
| writer = [[Lee Michaels]]
| producer = [[Lee Michaels]]
| prev_title = What Now America
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = [[Can I Get a Witness]]
| next_year = 1971
}}
}}


"'''Do You Know What I Mean'''" is a song written and performed by [[Lee Michaels]]. It reached #6 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #4 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 in the summer of 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Do+You+Know+What+I+Mean+by+Lee+Michaels&id=25284 |title=Do You Know What I Mean (song by Lee Michaels) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts |website=Musicvf.com |date=1971-07-31 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref> The song was featured on his 1971 album, ''[[5th (Lee Michaels album)|5th]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Michaels-5th/release/1601816 |title=Lee Michaels - 5th (Vinyl, LP, Album) |website=Discogs.com |date=2016-09-29 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
"'''Do You Know What I Mean'''" is a song written and performed by [[Lee Michaels]]. It was produced by Michaels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/1262 |title=Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean / Keep The Circle Turning - A&M - USA - 1262 |website=45cat.com |date=1971-05-29 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>


The song was produced by Michaels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/1262 |title=Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean / Keep The Circle Turning - A&M - USA - 1262 |website=45cat.com |date=1971-05-29 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
It reached #6 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #4 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 in the summer of 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Do+You+Know+What+I+Mean+by+Lee+Michaels&id=25284 |title=Do You Know What I Mean (song by Lee Michaels) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts |website=Musicvf.com |date=1971-07-31 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref> The song was featured on his 1971 album, ''[[5th (Lee Michaels album)|5th]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Michaels-5th/release/1601816 |title=Lee Michaels - 5th (Vinyl, LP, Album) |website=Discogs.com |date=2016-09-29 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
The single ranked #19 on [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971|''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1971.php |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1971 |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224230503/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1971.php |archivedate=February 24, 2016 }}</ref>

==Background==
The song is about the fact that he saw his ex-girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. He asks her if she still cares for him, to which she replies, in a spoken voice, that he had not expressed his love for her for "nearly" 4 years, and this has been very painful for her. He may now understand how she has been feeling, but it is too late; she tells him he had better find someone new.


The single ranked #19 on [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971|''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1971.php |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1971 |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224230503/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1971.php |archivedate=February 24, 2016 |df= }}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{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=199}}</ref>
|align="left"|Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image%3Dnlc008388.7535%26URLjpg%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.7535.gif%26Ecopy%3Dnlc008388.7535 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-08-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006110115/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7535&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.7535.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7535 |archivedate=2016-10-06 |df= }}</ref>
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|align="left"|Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Top Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image%3Dnlc008388.7535%26URLjpg%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.7535.gif%26Ecopy%3Dnlc008388.7535 |title=Archived copy |website=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |accessdate=2016-08-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006110115/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7535&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.7535.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7535 |archivedate=2016-10-06 }}</ref>
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|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] <ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
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|U.S. [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19711023.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 10/23/71 |website=Tropicalglen.com |date=1971-10-23 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
|U.S. [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19711023.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 10/23/71 |website=Tropicalglen.com |date=1971-10-23 |accessdate=2016-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017221532/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19711023.html |archive-date=2016-10-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|U.S. ''Cash Box'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html |title=Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1971 |website=Tropicalglen.com |date=1971-12-25 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
|U.S. ''Cash Box'' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html |title=Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1971 |website=Tropicalglen.com |date=1971-12-25 |accessdate=2016-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006205612/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html |archive-date=2016-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Renée Geyer version==
==Renée Geyer version==
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Do You Know What I Mean
| name = Do You Know What I Mean
| Cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| Artist = [[Renée Geyer]]
| type = single
| from Album = [[So Lucky (Renée Geyer album)|So Lucky]]
| artist = [[Renée Geyer]]
| Released = October 1981
| Format = [[single (music)|single]]
| album = [[So Lucky (Renée Geyer album)|So Lucky]]
| A-side = "Do You Know What I Mean"
| B-side = Good Lovin'
| B-side = "Good Lovin'”
| released = October 1981
| recorded = 1981
| Studio = Shangrila Studios, [[Los Angeles]]
| studio = Shangrila Studios, [[Los Angeles]]
| Recorded = 1981
| venue =
| Genre = [[Jazz music|Jazz]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Funk music|funk]], [[Synth-pop]]
| genre = {{flat list |
| Length = 3:20
*[[Jazz]]
| Label = [[Mushroom Records]]
*[[soul music|soul]]
| Writer = Lee Michaels
*[[funk]]
| Producer = Rob Fraboni
*[[synth-pop]]}}
| Certification =
| length = 3:20
| Last single = "[[Say I Love You (song)|Say I Love You]]"<br>(1981)
| label = [[Mushroom Records]]
| This single = "'''Do You Know What I Mean'''"<br>(1981)
| writer = Lee Michaels
| Next single = "[[I Can Feel the Fire]]"<br>(1982)
| producer = Rob Fraboni
| Misc =
| prev_title = [[Say I Love You (song)|Say I Love You]]
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = [[I Can Feel the Fire]]
| next_year = 1982
}}
}}
Australian musician [[Renée Geyer]] recorded a version in 1981. The song was released in October 1981 as the second single from her seventh [[studio album]], ''[[So Lucky (Renée Geyer album)|So Lucky]]''. The song peaked at number 29 on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] and in New Zealand.
Australian musician [[Renée Geyer]] recorded a version in 1981. The song was released in October 1981 as the second single from her seventh [[studio album]], ''[[So Lucky (Renée Geyer album)|So Lucky]]''. The song peaked at #29 on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] and in New Zealand.

===Track listing===
===Track listing===
; Australian 7" Single
; Australian 7" Single
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===Charts===
===Charts===
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!scope="col"| Chart (1981/82)
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!scope="row"| Australian [[Kent Music Report]]<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives]], [[New South Wales|NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
!scope="row"| Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives]], [[New South Wales|NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
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==Other versions==
==Other versions==
*[[Simon Fisher Turner|Simon Turner]] released a version of the song on his 1973 album, ''[[Simon Turner (album)|Simon Turner]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Simon-Turner-Simon-Turner/release/2263863 |title=Simon Turner* - Simon Turner (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |website=Discogs.com |date=2016-09-29 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
* [[Simon Fisher Turner|Simon Turner]], on his 1973 album, ''[[Simon Turner (album)|Simon Turner]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Simon-Turner-Simon-Turner/release/2263863 |title=Simon Turner* - Simon Turner (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |website=Discogs.com |date=2016-09-29 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
*[[Gwen McCrae]] released a version of the song as a single in 1984 which reached #83 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Do+You+Know+What+I+Mean%3F+by+Gwen+McCrae&id=133983 |title=Do You Know What I Mean? (song by Gwen McCrae) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts |website=Musicvf.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
* [[Gwen McCrae]], as a single in 1984 which reached #83 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Do+You+Know+What+I+Mean%3F+by+Gwen+McCrae&id=133983 |title=Do You Know What I Mean? (song by Gwen McCrae) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts |website=Musicvf.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
*[[Myles Goodwyn]] featuring [[Lee Aaron]] released a version of the song as a single in 1988 which reached #47 in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/789073us |title=Myles Goodwyn - Do You Know What I Mean / Frank Sinatra Can't Sing - Atlantic - USA - 7-89073 |website=45cat.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref> It was featured on his album, ''[[Myles Goodwyn (album)|Myles Goodwyn]]''.
* [[Myles Goodwyn]] - featuring [[Lee Aaron]] - as a single in 1988; it reached #47 in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/789073us |title=Myles Goodwyn - Do You Know What I Mean / Frank Sinatra Can't Sing - Atlantic - USA - 7-89073 |website=45cat.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref> It was featured on his album, ''[[Myles Goodwyn (album)|Myles Goodwyn]]''.
*[[Kevin Naquin|Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys]] released a version of the song on his 2014 album, ''No Guarantee''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kevin-Naquin-The-Ossun-Playboys-Jamais-Garantie-No-Guarantee/release/5634462 |title=Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys* - Jamais Garantie - No Guarantee (CD, Album) |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Naquin|Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys]] on the 2014 album, ''No Guarantee''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kevin-Naquin-The-Ossun-Playboys-Jamais-Garantie-No-Guarantee/release/5634462 |title=Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys* - Jamais Garantie - No Guarantee (CD, Album) |website=Discogs.com |date= 18 March 2014|accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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"Do You Know What I Mean"
Single by Lee Michaels
from the album 5th
B-side"Keep the Circle Turning"
ReleasedMay 1971
GenreBlue-eyed soul[1]
Length3:11
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Lee Michaels
Producer(s)Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels singles chronology
"What Now America"
(1970)
"Do You Know What I Mean"
(1971)
"Can I Get a Witness"
(1971)

"Do You Know What I Mean" is a song written and performed by Lee Michaels. It was produced by Michaels.[2]

It reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the summer of 1971.[3] The song was featured on his 1971 album, 5th.[4] The single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[5]

Background

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The song is about the fact that he saw his ex-girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. He asks her if she still cares for him, to which she replies, in a spoken voice, that he had not expressed his love for her for "nearly" 4 years, and this has been very painful for her. He may now understand how she has been feeling, but it is too late; she tells him he had better find someone new.


Chart performance

[edit]

Renée Geyer version

[edit]
"Do You Know What I Mean"
Single by Renée Geyer
from the album So Lucky
B-side"Good Lovin'"
ReleasedOctober 1981
Recorded1981
StudioShangrila Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length3:20
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Lee Michaels
Producer(s)Rob Fraboni
Renée Geyer singles chronology
"Say I Love You"
(1981)
"Do You Know What I Mean"
(1981)
"I Can Feel the Fire"
(1982)

Australian musician Renée Geyer recorded a version in 1981. The song was released in October 1981 as the second single from her seventh studio album, So Lucky. The song peaked at #29 on the Australian Kent Music Report and in New Zealand.

Track listing

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Australian 7" Single
  • Side A "Do You Know What I Mean" - 3:20
  • Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1981/82) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] 29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 29

Other versions

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Color Blind: Blue-eyed Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 42. ISBN 031214704X.
  2. ^ "Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean / Keep The Circle Turning - A&M - USA - 1262". 45cat.com. 1971-05-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  3. ^ "Do You Know What I Mean (song by Lee Michaels) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1971-07-31. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  4. ^ "Lee Michaels - 5th (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 199. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 10/23/71". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-10-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  11. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1971". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ "Renée Geyer – Do You Know What I Mean". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Simon Turner* - Simon Turner (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  15. ^ "Do You Know What I Mean? (song by Gwen McCrae) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  16. ^ "Myles Goodwyn - Do You Know What I Mean / Frank Sinatra Can't Sing - Atlantic - USA - 7-89073". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  17. ^ "Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys* - Jamais Garantie - No Guarantee (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-03.