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"Nobody Knows" is a song by R&B artist Tony Rich (then known as the Tony Rich Project) from his 1996 debut album, Words. Released as his debut single, the song peaked at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. It also became a hit in several other countries, topping the Irish Singles Chart and reaching number two in Australia and Canada, number four in the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. "Nobody Knows" went on to Win BMI 1996 Pop Song of The Year And BMI 1997 Country Song of the Year. Rich also received The 1997 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and nomination for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
American country music artist Kevin Sharp recorded a cover version of the song on his 1996 debut album, Measure of a Man. It was released in September 1996 as his debut single. It became his only number-one single on BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks, spending four weeks at the chart.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that his "smooth, melodic voice and sensitive interpretation of the lyric signal show promise for this talented new artist.""[34]
Music video
The music video was directed by Jeffrey Phillips and premiered in late 1996.
In 1997, saxophonist Richard Elliot covered the song from his album "Jumpin' Off."[39][40]Eli Mattson delivered a piano/vocal cover on the third season of America's Got Talent in 2008. British boyband JLS also recorded a cover of the song; it was leaked onto the internet in June 2010 and has now appeared as the B-Side to their single She Makes Me Wanna. British pop singer Shayne Ward included a cover on his third album, Obsession.
The song is featured on the Boyzone album, BZ20, released in November 2013.