Don't You Know

Della Reese

About Don't You Know

"Don't You Know?" is a 1959 popular song written by Bobby Worth, and hit record for singer Della Reese. The song was adapted from an aria ("Musetta's Waltz") from Puccini's La bohème. The song was Reese's first single on her new label RCA Victor. It helped her get a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocalist. It also led to nine years in Las Vegas.


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2000
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Don't you know
I have fallen in love with you
For the rest of my whole life through

Don't you know
I was yours from the very day
That you happened to come my way

Can't you see
I'm under your spell
By the look in my eyes
Can't you tell, can't you tell

Now, don't you know
Every beat of my heart keeps crying out
I love you so
Don't you know

Don't you know
Every beat of my heart keeps crying out
I love you so
Don't you know

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Della Reese

Delloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese (born July 6, 1931), is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister. She started her career in the 1950s as a gospel, pop and jazz singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You Know?". In the late 1960s, she had hosted her own talk show, Della, which ran for 297 episodes. Through four decades of acting, she is best known for playing Tess, the lead role on the 1994-2003 television show Touched by an Angel. In more recent times, she became an ordained New Thought minister in the Understanding Principles for Better Living Church in Los Angeles, California. more »

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Written by: Bobby Worth

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12 facts about this song

Genre Classification
"Don't You Know" by Della Reese is a song that falls under the classic Pop and Jazz genre.
Release Date and Album
Della Reese released the song "Don't You Know" as a single in 1959.
Chart Performance
"Don't You Know" is Reese's most successful song, reaching number one on the Billboard magazine R&B Singles chart and number two on its Pop Singles chart in 1959.
Original Song Inspiration
"Don't You Know" was adapted from "Musetta's Waltz", an aria from Act II of Puccini's opera "La Bohème".
Song Writer
The song was written by Bobby Worth, a famous songwriter of the mid-20th century known for writing several jazz standards.
Awards and Recognition
"Don't You Know" led to a Grammy nomination for Della Reese in 1960.
Cover Versions
Various artists have covered this popular song, including Roberta Flack and Jimmie Rodgers.
Film Appearances
The song "Don't You Know" has also been used in numerous films and television shows, contributing to its lasting popularity.
Della Reese's Career
"Don't You Know" significantly helped launch Della Reese's career as a singer before she moved into acting.
Song Legacy
Although Della Reese recorded many songs during her career, "Don't You Know" remains one of her most popular and enduring hits.
Follow-up single
The follow-up single to "Don't You Know" was "And That Reminds Me," another big hit for Reese, which landed in the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Song Label
The song was released under the label RCA Victor, a flagship recording label that is part of Sony Music Entertainment.

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