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Maybe I Know

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B-side
  
"Wonder Boy"

Genre
  
Brill Building

Label
  
Mercury Records 72309

Released
  
July 1964

Length
  
2:40

Writer(s)
  
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich

"Maybe I Know" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and performed by Lesley Gore. The song was one in a long line of successful "Brill Building Sound" hits created by composers and arrangers working in New York City's Brill Building at 1619 Broadway. Pop songwriting stars Barry and Greenwich had previously scored hits with songs such as "Be My Baby" and "Baby, I Love You" (The Ronettes), and "Then He Kissed Me" and "Da Doo Ron Ron" (The Crystals).

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"Maybe I Know" reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #16 in Canada, #20 in the United Kingdom, and #37 in Australia in 1964. It was featured on her 1964 album, Girl Talk.

The song was produced by Quincy Jones and arranged by Claus Ogerman.

Other versions

  • The Seashells released a version of the song as a single in 1972 that reached #32 in the UK.
  • Greenwich released a version of the song as a single in 1973.
  • They Might Be Giants covered the song in many live performances before a studio-recorded version was released on their 1999 album, Long Tall Weekend.
  • Alessi's Ark released a version of the song on her 2011 album, Time Travel.

    • In media

  • The song is featured in the musicals Leader of the Pack and The Marvelous Wonderettes.

    • References

    Maybe I Know Wikipedia
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