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
Songwriters	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	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 1967 song written by Stanley Jay Gelber and Scott English. It was most notably released as a single by Jack Jones, in May 1967. ^[2] The song was composed by James Last, who would include an instrumental version of the song in his 1967 Games That Lovers Play album.

Overview

Jones's version peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart. ^[3] It reached No. 43 on the Easy Listening chart's year-end top 50 list. ^[4] In Cash Box magazine, the single reached No. 74. ^[5] After his next single, "Our Song", did well on the charts, Jones 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 in 1967. ^[6] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic commented 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 Fisher only recording a tribute album You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet the next year. The song reached No. 23 on the Easy Listening chart. ^[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 added that "It is the kind of single that makes good music better." ^[11]

Cashbox called the songs "noisemaking offerings", noting that "Middle of-the-roaders should dig this pretty, swaying charmer." ^[12]

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 Cashbox Looking Ahead	135
US  Record World Up Coming Singles	114
US Record World Top Non-Rock	19

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. June 17, 1967. p. 43. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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. Ruhlmann, William. "People Like You". Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
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.
12. Cashbox magazine, Record Reviews. May 13, 1967.