If you don't know me by now You will never never never know me All the things that we've been through You should understand me like I understand you Now girl I know the difference between right and wrong I ain't gonna do nothing to break up our happy home Oh don't get so excited when I come home a little late at night Cos we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me) You will never never never know me (No you won't) If you don't know me by now You will never never never know me We've all got our own funny moods I've got mine, woman you've got yours too Just trust in me like I trust in you As long as we've been together it should be so easy to do Just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye What good is a love affair when you can't see eye to eye, oh If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me) You will never never never know me (No you won't) If you don't know me by now (You will never never never know me) You will never never never know me (ooh)
If you don't know me by now You will never never never know me All the things that we've been through You should understand me like I understand you Now girl I know the difference between right and wrong I ain't gonna do nothing to break up our happy home Oh don't get so excited when I come home a little late at night Cos we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me) You will never never never know me (No you won't) If you don't know me by now You will never never never know me We've all got our own funny moods I've got mine, woman you've got yours too Just trust in me like I trust in you As long as we've been together it should be so easy to do Just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye What good is a love affair when you can't see eye to eye, oh If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me) You will never never never know me (No you won't) If you don't know me by now (You will never never never know me) You will never never never know me (ooh)
A canção foi originalmente composta para o trio Labelle, liderado por Patti LaBelle, mas ela nunca a gravou, fazendo com que os autores Kenny Gamble e Leon Huff a oferecessem ao grupo Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.
A versão dos Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes contava com Teddy Pendergrass como vocalista principal e com participações nos vocais de fundo dos próprios produtores Gamble, Huff, Carl Helm e Bunny Sigler.
Lançada como single em setembro de 1972, a faixa marcou o primeiro grande sucesso do grupo, atingindo o topo da parada de R&B nos Estados Unidos e alcançando o 3º lugar na Billboard Hot 100.
A banda britânica Simply Red regravou a música e levou sua versão ao 1º lugar da Billboard Hot 100 em 1989, tornando-se uma das covers mais notáveis da faixa original.
A Associação da Indústria de Gravação da América (RIAA) escolheu "If You Don't Know Me by Now" como uma das "Músicas do Século".
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