On This Day: July 15, 1989 – Simply Red’s If You Don’t Know Me By Now Hits Number One in America

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On This Day: July 15, 1989 – Simply Red’s If You Don’t Know Me By Now Hits Number One in America.

On this day July 15, 1989, If You Don’t Know Me By Now by Simply Red became the number one song in America. It held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 from July 15 through July 21 and also reached number one in Australia and New Zealand. The song was part of their third studio album A New Flame and became one of the band’s most iconic and enduring ballads.

Originally written and recorded by Harold Melvin and...

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