Now I Know (Jack Jones song)

"Now I Know"
Single by Jack Jones
from the album Our Song
B-side	"More and More"
Genre	Traditional pop
Songwriter(s)	James Last, Stanley Jay Gelber & Scott English
Jack Jones singles chronology
"Afterthoughts" (1967) "Now I Know" (1967) "Our Song" (1967)

"Now I Know"
Single by Eddie Fisher
A-side	"Now I Know"
B-side	"I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do"
Genre	Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
Producer(s)	Al Schmitt [1]
Eddie Fisher singles chronology
"People Like You" (1967) "Now I Know" (1967) "I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose" (1969)

"Now I Know" is a single by Jack Jones, released in May 1967. ^[2]

Overview

Jones' version peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart. ^[3] It got #43 on AC chart's year-end Top 50 list. ^[4] On another American chart magazine, Cash Box, the single reached No. 74. ^[5] After his next single, Our Song did well on the charts, he recorded an album with the same name, which included "Now I Know".

Eddie Fisher's version

After the modest success with People Like You, Eddie Fisher recorded "Now I Know" with "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" as the B-side, (the B-side appeared on his album People Like You) in 1967. ^[6] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic comments that "People Like You" barely registered on the pop charts, and that "Now I Know" got even less attention in the spring. ^[7]

It was his last single that charted, and his recording career basically came to an end, with him only recording a tribute album You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet the next year. The song reached No. 23 on the Easy Listening chart, and did not appear on the Hot 100. ^[8] On Record World's Top Non-Rock, the song peaked at No. 19, ^[9] and on the Up Coming Singles the song peaked at No. 14, (No. 114 with the 100 Top Pops). ^[10]

Reception

Record World put the single in its "Single Picks of the Week", and wrote: "Eddie Fisher makes it three in a row with 'Now I Know,' a tearful, sentimental ballad," and that "It is the kind of single that makes good music better." ^[11]

Charts

Picture of Fisher in 1967, used in an ad to promote the single

"Now I Know" by Jack Jones

Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	73
US Billboard Easy Listening	3
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles	74

"Now I Know" by Eddie Fisher

Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100	131
US Billboard Easy Listening	23
US Record World Up Coming Singles	114
US Record World Top Non-Rock	19
US Cashbox Looking Ahead	135

References

1. "Eddie Fisher – Now I Know". Metason Music. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
2. "Performance: Now I Know". SecondHandSongs. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
3. "Jack Jones Songs Chart History". Music VF. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1967-06-17. p. 43. Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
5. Downey, Pat (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 182. ISBN   978-1563081897 . Retrieved 2025-08-05.
6. "Eddie Fisher – Now I Know". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
7. "People Like You". RhythmOne (via AllMusic). Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
8. "Eddie Fisher Songs Chart History". Music VF. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
9. "Record World's Top Non-Rock", Record World , June 10, 1967. p. 42. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
10. "Record World's Up Coming Singles", Record World , June 17, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
11. "Record World's Top Week Single Picks", Record World , May 13, 1967. p. 1, 9. Retrieved September 19, 2025.