Maybe He'll Know

"Maybe He'll Know"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album True Colors
B-side	"Time After Time"
Released	May 12, 1987
Recorded	1986
Studio	Power Station (New York, NY) [1] The Hit Factory (New York, NY) [2]
Genre	Doo-wop [3]
Length	4:25
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Cyndi Lauper John Turi
Producer(s)	Cyndi Lauper Lennie Petze
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Boy Blue" (1987) "Maybe He'll Know" (1987) "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" (1988)

"Maybe He'll Know" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her 1986 album, True Colors . It served as the fifth and final single of the album, released only in Europe in 1987. It is a remake of a song that Lauper recorded with her former band, Blue Angel. ^[4] The two versions are slightly different lyrically in a few lines. Billy Joel joins Lauper in 'doo wop' style back-up vocal duties. ^[5]

The Blue Angel version of the song appears in the 1999 film 200 Cigarettes after a quarter when Kate Hudson's character is in the restaurant's restroom composing herself. A remix of "Maybe He'll Know"—presumably created with the intention of single release in the U.S.—surfaced as the B-side to Lauper's "I Drove All Night".

The single received radio adds in France in September 1987. ^[6]

Track listing

7"

• A. "Maybe He'll Know" (Remix) – 3:44
• B. "Time After Time" – 3:59

12"

• A. "Maybe He'll Know" (Album Version) - 4:24
• B1. "One Track Mind" - 3:39
• B2. "Calm Inside The Storm" - 3:54

References

1. True Colors (LP, Vinyl, CD). Portrait Records. 1986. R 40313.
2. True Colors (LP, Vinyl, CD). Portrait Records. 1986. R 40313.
3. Molanphy, Chris (November 20, 2021). "Be the One to Walk in the Sun Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
4. Duquette, Mike (30 October 2023). "I'm Gonna Be Strong: Blue Angel's Album, Featuring Cyndi Lauper, Gets Reissued". The Second Disc. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
5. Daw, Stephen (15 October 2021). "'True Colors' at 35: How Cyndi Lauper Reimagined Her Career With Her Sophomore Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
6. "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 37. September 19, 1987. p. 27. Retrieved December 24, 2024.