Do You Know What I Mean

This article is about the Lee Michaels song. For the Oasis song, see D'You Know What I Mean?

"Do You Know What I Mean"
Single by Lee Michaels
from the album 5th
B-side	"Keep the Circle Turning"
Released	May 1971 [1]
Genre	Blue-eyed soul [2]
Length	3:11
Label	A&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. ^[3]

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

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.

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1971) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [7] 26 Canada RPM Top Singles [8] 12 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [9] 6 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [10] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1971) Rank Canada 78 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 19 U.S. Cash Box [12] 52

Renée Geyer version

"Do You Know What I Mean"
Single by Renée Geyer
from the album So Lucky
B-side	"Good Lovin'"
Released	October 1981
Recorded	1981
Studio	Shangrila Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz soul funk synth-pop
Length	3:20
Label	Mushroom 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

Australian 7" Single

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

Charts

Chart (1981/82)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [13]	29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14]	29

Other versions

• Simon Turner, on his 1973 album, Simon Turner . ^[15]
• Gwen McCrae, as a single in 1984 which reached #83 on the U.S. R&B chart. ^[16]
• Myles Goodwyn - featuring Lee Aaron - as a single in 1988; it reached #47 in Canada. ^[17] It was featured on his album, Myles Goodwyn .
• Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys on the 2014 album, No Guarantee. ^[18]

References

1. "Lee Michaels - Keep the Circle Turning".
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "Lee Michaels - 5th (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
6. "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
7. 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.
8. "Archived copy". Library and Archives Canada . Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
10. "Cash Box Top 100 10/23/71". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-10-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
11. "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
12. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1971". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
13. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
14. "Renée Geyer – Do You Know What I Mean". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
15. "Simon Turner* - Simon Turner (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
16. "Do You Know What I Mean? (song by Gwen McCrae) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
17. "Myles Goodwyn - Do You Know What I Mean / Frank Sinatra Can't Sing - Atlantic - USA - 7-89073". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
18. "Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys* - Jamais Garantie - No Guarantee (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-03.