"Don't You Know That?" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross. The song was released as the second single in support of the album Never Too Much.

"Don't You Know That?"
Side-A label of the U.S. vinyl single
Single by Luther Vandross
from the album Never Too Much
B-side"I've Been Working"[1]
ReleasedDecember 1981
(U.S.)
GenreR&B, quiet storm
Length4:01
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Luther Vandross
Producer(s)Luther Vandross, Larkin Arnold
Luther Vandross singles chronology
"Never Too Much"
(1981)
"Don't You Know That?"
(1981)
"If This World Were Mine"
(1982)

The single followed Vandross's #1 R&B hit, "Never Too Much". In January 1982, Vandross scored his second top ten R&B hit when "Don't You Know That? peaked to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles.[2]

This song is sampled by Black Sheep on "To Whom It May Concern" on their 1991 album A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, and by Heavy D on "Got Me Waiting" on his 1994 album Nuttin' But Love.

The song was also sampled by 112 on the track "Love Me" featuring Mase on their 1998 studio album Room 112.

The song was covered by Rashaan Patterson in 2019 from his album Heroes & Gods.

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position[3]
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 10

References

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  1. ^ "Luther Vandross - Don't You Know That? at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 597.
  3. ^ Luther Vandross - Singles Chart history.Billboard.com