"I Don't Know" is a blues song written by Brook Benton and Bobby Stevenson, and first recorded by Ruth Brown in 1959.
| "I Don't Know" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Ruth Brown | |
| B-side | "Papa Daddy" |
| Released | September 1959 |
| Recorded | March 7, 1959 |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Label | Atlantic 45-2035 |
| Songwriter(s) | Brook Benton Bobby Stevenson |
Ruth Brown's recording, made in New York City on March 7, 1959, and issued on Atlantic 45–2035,[1][2] reached number 5 on the Billboard R&B chart in late 1959, and number 64 on the pop chart. It was Brown's penultimate chart hit.[3] The musicians on the session were Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); King Curtis, Budd Johnson (tenor saxes); Mike Stoller (piano); Al Caiola (guitar); Abie Baker (bass); and Joe Marshall (drums).[1]
Other recordings of the song have been issued by Lorne Lesley (1959), Little Milton (1970), Janiva Magness (2001), Lucy Woodward (2016), and Holly Golightly (2018), among others.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Atlantic Records Discography: 1959, JazzDisco.org. Retrieved 5 March 2019
- ^ Ruth Brown, "I Don't Know", Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 54. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
- ^ "I Don't Know", SecondhandSongs. Retrieved 5 March 2019