I Should Have Known Better (Jim Diamond song)

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"I Should Have Known Better"
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Single by Jim Diamond
from the album Double Crossed
Released26 October 1984 (1984-10-26)
Recorded1984
Genre Soft rock
Length4:10
Label A&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jim Diamond singles chronology
"Clean Up the City"
(1976)		"I Should Have Known Better"
(1984)		"I Sleep Alone at Night"
(1985)

"I Should Have Known Better" was a UK number one single for one week in December 1984 for Jim Diamond. [1] The song was displaced after one week by Frankie Goes to Hollywood's song "The Power of Love". Diamond publicly requested that people not buy his single, but instead buy "Do They Know It's Christmas?" [2]

Contents

"I Should Have Known Better" was re-recorded for Diamond's 1993 solo album Jim Diamond . He recorded the song a third time for his 2005 single "Blue Shoes", which also featured a re-recording of "I Won't Let You Down" and covers of old soul songs such as "My Girl".

Charts

Cover versions

The song was covered in French by Julie Pietri ("À force de toi"). It was also covered in Italian by Matteo Becucci ("Lo avrei dovuto sapere"), as part of a compilation that showcases the contestants of The X-Factor Italia's second season. The Spanish version of the song "Te Veo Pasar" was covered by Yolandita Monge in her album Luz de Luna.[ citation needed ]

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