You Know How to Love Me (song)

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"You Know How to Love Me"
Single by Phyllis Hyman
from the album You Know How to Love Me
Released1979
Genre
Length
  • 3:47(single)
  • 7:37 (extended)
Label Arista Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Reggie Lucas
  • James Mtume
Phyllis Hyman singles chronology
"Kiss You All Over"
(1979)		"You Know How to Love Me"
(1979)		"Under Your Spell"
(1980)

"You Know How to Love Me" is a song by Phyllis Hyman. It was released in 1979 as a single from her fourth studio album of the same name. [1] [2]

Contents

Released during the disco era, the song was one of Hyman's most successful releases. Despite bubbling under the Hot 100, it peaked at number six on the disco chart, becoming her biggest hit on that chart. [3] It also peaked at number twelve on the Hot Soul Singles chart. [4]

Track listings

  1. "You Know How to Love Me" (Edited version) – 3:29
  2. "Give a Little More" – 4:04
  1. "You Know How to Love Me" (LP version) – 7:34
  2. "Give a Little More" – 4:04
  1. "You Know How to Love Me" (Edited version) – 3:29
  2. "We Should Be Lovers" – 3:56
  1. "You Know How to Love Me" (LP version) – 7:34
  2. "Riding the Tiger" (LP version) – 6:20
  3. "We Should Be Lovers" – 3:56

Chart performance

Chart (1979–1986)Peak
position
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 [5] 101
US Billboard Hot Black Singles [6] 12
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [7] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 47
UK Singles (OCC) [9]
1986 re-release		89

References

  1. ↑ "Every Singer Sings". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media. December 1, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved July 15, 2024– via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Paoletta, Michael (October 24, 1998). "Ashworth's Dub Pistols Pack Varied Punch On "Point"". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media. p. 42. Retrieved July 15, 2024– via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 126.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 268.
  5. ↑ "You Know How to Love Me (US)". Billboard . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ "You Know How to Love Me (US R&B)". Billboard . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "You Know How to Love Me (US Dance)". Billboard . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "You Know How to Love Me (UK)". Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ "You Know How to Love Me (re-release)". Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 19, 2025.


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