You Wouldn't Know Love
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"You Wouldn't Know Love" is a song written by Michael Bolton
and Diane Warren
appearing contemporaneously in 1989 on Bolton's Soul Provider
album and Cher
's Heart of Stone album. The song was released as a European-only single
by Cher in 1990.
an single release from Cher's twenty-eighth album in 1990 by Geffen Records
. It was a minor hit in the UK, faring better in Ireland and achieving its highest chart placement in Poland. Cher's album was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA in 1998 for sales of over 3 million in the U.S. alone, with worldwide sales exceeding 11 million.
, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard albums chart. The album was certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA in 1994, for sales exceeding 6 million in the U.S. alone, and sold over 12.5 million copies worldwide.
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
and Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
appearing contemporaneously in 1989 on Bolton's Soul Provider
Soul Provider
-Personnel:*Kyf Brewer, Jocelyn Brown, Joe Cerisano, Desmond Child, Robin Clark, Patricia Darcy, John Fiore, Milt Grayson, Jeanette Hawes, Richard Marx, Kate McGunnigle, Lou Merlino, Jeff Pescetto, Sharon Robinson, Vicki Sue Robinson, Leslie Smith, Fonzi Thornton, Joe Turano, Myriam Naomi Valle,...
album and Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
's Heart of Stone album. The song was released as a European-only single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
by Cher in 1990.
Cher version
Cher's version of the song, produced by its writer, Michael Bolton, became the fourth and final EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an single release from Cher's twenty-eighth album in 1990 by Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
. It was a minor hit in the UK, faring better in Ireland and achieving its highest chart placement in Poland. Cher's album was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA in 1998 for sales of over 3 million in the U.S. alone, with worldwide sales exceeding 11 million.
Format and Tracklisting
"You Wouldn't Know Love" CD single- You Wouldn't Know Love
- Kiss To Kiss
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart | 29 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
55 |
Bolton version
Bolton's own version appeared on his most successful album, Soul ProviderSoul Provider
-Personnel:*Kyf Brewer, Jocelyn Brown, Joe Cerisano, Desmond Child, Robin Clark, Patricia Darcy, John Fiore, Milt Grayson, Jeanette Hawes, Richard Marx, Kate McGunnigle, Lou Merlino, Jeff Pescetto, Sharon Robinson, Vicki Sue Robinson, Leslie Smith, Fonzi Thornton, Joe Turano, Myriam Naomi Valle,...
, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard albums chart. The album was certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA in 1994, for sales exceeding 6 million in the U.S. alone, and sold over 12.5 million copies worldwide.