I Don't Know Anybody Else

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"I Don't Know Anybody Else"
Single by Black Box
from the album Dreamland
Released 1990
18 December 1990 (US)
Format CD maxi, 7" single, 12" maxi
Recorded 1989
Genre Italo house[1]
Length 4:36
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Mirko Limoni, Daniele Davoli,
Valerio Semplici
Producer Groove Groove Melody
Black Box singles chronology
"Ride on Time"
(1989)		 "I Don't Know Anybody Else"
(1990)		 "Everybody Everybody"
(1990)

"I Don't Know Anybody Else" is a 1989 song recorded by the Italo-house music band Black Box. It was the second single from their debut album Dreamland and was released in the first months of 1990 in most of countries worldwide.

The song had a great success on many charts, including the Irish, Swiss, Norwegian and UK Charts where it reached the top 5. In other countries, the single peaked between #5 and #10. It was the second Black Box's best-selling single, behind "Ride on Time". The song entered the UK Charts on 17 February 1990 and remained for 8 weeks.

The song features an un-credited Martha Wash on lead vocals.[2] Wash later sued the record label for royalties and directly contributed to legislation ensuring proper credit for vocalists on both songs and music videos.[3]

Contents

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (we got salsoul mix) — 5:40
  2. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (DJ Lelewel mix) — 6:47
  3. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (acapella) — 3:40
  4. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (hurley's house mix) — 7:00
  5. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (hurley's house dub) — 5:08
  6. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (deephouse instrumental) — 4:30
12" maxi
  1. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (melody mix) — 6:36
  2. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (house club) — 6:15
7" single
  1. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (melody mix) — 4:30
  2. "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (house club) — 4:00

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1989/90) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[4] 6
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 10
Dutch Mega Top 100[4] 25
French SNEP Singles Chart[4] 9
German Singles Chart[4] 12
Irish IRMA Singles Chart[5] 2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[4] 25
Norwegian Singles Chart[4] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[4] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[4] 3
UK Singles Chart[6] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 23
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart[7] 10

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (1990) Position
Australian Singles Chart[8] 49
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 18

[edit] Chart successions

Preceded by
"Justify My Love" by Madonna		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
February 2, 1991 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Another Sleepless Night" by Shawn Christopher

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Black Box - I Don't Know Anybody Else (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Black-Box-I-Dont-Know-Anybody-Else/release/34789. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  2. ^ "Martha Wash Bio". Utopia Artists. http://www.utopiaartists.com/bio_martha_wash.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  3. ^ Pareles, Jon (1990-12-06). "Lawsuits Seek Truth In Music Labeling". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4D7123EF935A35751C1A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i ""I Don't Know Anybody Else", in various singles charts" (in French). lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Black+Box&titel=I+Don%27t+Know+Anybody+Else&cat=s. Retrieved 13 February 2008. 
  5. ^ "Irish Singles Chart, database". irishcharts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 14 February 2008. 
  6. ^ ""I Don't Know Anybody Else", UK Singles Chart". chartstats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=17287. Retrieved 9 August 2008. 
  7. ^ a b c "Black Box singles, Billboard charts". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p12371/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
  8. ^ "1990 Australian Singles Chart". aria. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1990.htm. Retrieved 9 August 2008. 
  9. ^ "1990 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1990. Retrieved 9 August 2008. 
Black Box
  • Daniele Davoli
  • Valerio Semplici
  • Mirko Limoni
  • Katrin Quinol
  • Martha Wash
  • Charvoni
Albums
  • Dreamland
  • Mixed Up! / Remixland
  • Positive Vibration
  • Hits & Mixes
Singles
Related articles
Steve "Silk" Hurley discography
songwriter
remixer
producer
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