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You Don't Know (Kierra Sheard song)

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B-side
  
Praise Offering

Recorded
  
2004

Label
  
EMI Gospel

Released
  
July 27, 2004

Genre
  
Urban Gospel / R&B

Format
  
CD single Digital Download

You Don't Know is the debut single by gospel artist Kierra "Kiki" Sheard. The song was chosen as the lead single for Sheard's debut project, I Owe You. The song was specifically written and produced for Sheard by Rodney Jerkins for Darkchild Productions.

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Song information

In 2001 Kierra's mother, Karen Clark-Sheard, was faced with a life-threatening crisis when a blood vessel burst during a scheduled hernia surgery. Her doctors only gave her a 2% chance of survival due to her complications. After the blood clot was surgically removed, Clark-Sheard fell into a coma. The coma lasted for weeks, but she made a miraculous recovery. Clark-Sheard's near-death experience is said to have inspired "You Don't Know".

Chart performance

"You Don't Know" managed to crack the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop singles list at number 84 and is one of the few singles by the artist to even chart while her full-length albums generally have charted well.

Awards

In 2005, the song won a Dove Award for Urban Recorded Song of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.

Track listing

  1. You Don't Know (album version) -4:20
  2. You Don't Know (extended mix) -4:57
  3. You Don't Know (instrumental) -4:19
  4. Praise Offering -7:34

References

You Don't Know (Kierra Sheard song) Wikipedia