I Really Don't Want to Know

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"I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song written by Don Robertson (music) Howard Barnes (lyrics). The song was published in 1953.

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The best-known version of the song was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1953, one of the top 100 songs of 1954, reaching the No. 11 in the charts. [1]

Ronnie Dove version

"I Really Don't Want to Know"
Single by Tommy Edwards
B-side "Unloved"
ReleasedMay 1960
Recorded1960
Genre R&B
Length2:15
Label MGM
Songwriter(s) Barnes, Robertson
Tommy Edwards singles chronology
"Don't Fence Me In"
(1960)
"I Really Don't Want to Know"
(1960)
"It's Not The End of Everything"
(1960)
"I Really Don't Want to Know"
Single by Ronnie Dove
from the album Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You
B-side "Years of Tears"
ReleasedAugust 1966
Recorded1966
Genre Pop
Length2:49
Label Diamond
Songwriter(s) H. Barnes, D. Robertson
Producer(s) Phil Kahl
Ronnie Dove singles chronology
"Happy Summer Days"
(1966)
"I Really Don't Want to Know"
(1966)
"Cry"
(1966)

Ronnie Dove recorded the song on Diamond Records in the summer of 1966. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. [2]

Chart positions

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 22
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [4] 12

Other versions

"I Really Don't Want to Know"
Elvis I Really Don't Want To Know PS.png
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Elvis Country
A-side "I Really Don't Want To Know"
B-side "There Goes My Everything"
ReleasedDecember 8, 1970
RecordedJune 7, 1970
Studio RCA Studio B, Nashville
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Howard Barnes, Don Robertson
Producer(s) Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me""I Really Don't Want to Know" / "There Goes My Everything""Rags to Riches"

Answer song

Chart performance

Elvis Presley version

Chart (1970)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10021
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles23
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening2
Canadian RPM Top Singles9
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary7

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