Nobody Knows (Tony Rich song)

"Nobody Knows"
Single by The Tony Rich Project
from the album Words
Released	November 14, 1995
Format	7", CD single, cassette single
Recorded	1995
Genre	R&B
Length	5:06
Label	LaFace/Arista
Writer(s)	Joe Rich, Don DuBose
Producer	Tony Rich
The Tony Rich Project singles chronology
"Nobody Knows" (1996) "Like a Woman" (1996)

"Nobody Knows" is a song by rhythm and blues artist Tony Rich from his 1996 debut album Words. Released as his debut single, the song peaked at #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. Rich received a nomination for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance; he lost to Eric Clapton's "Change the World".

Contents 1 Track list 2 Official versions 3 Chart positions 3.1 Peak positions 3.2 End of year charts 3.3 End of decade charts 4 Kevin Sharp version 4.1 Critical reception 4.2 Music video 4.3 Chart positions 5 Other versions 6 References

Track list

-US CD Single (73008-24116-2)
1. Album Version 5:06
2. Eddie F.'s Untouchable Remix 6:17
3. Rich Remix 5:32
4. Album Instrumental 5:06

Official versions

1. Nobody Knows [Album Version] 5:06
2. Nobody Knows [Radio Edit] 4:22
3. Nobody Knows [Album Instrumental] 5:06
4. Nobody Knows [Eddie F.'s Untouchable Remix] 6:17
5. Nobody Knows [Rich Remix] 5:32

Chart positions

Peak positions Chart (1996) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 2 Canadian RPM Top Singles 2 Dutch Top 40 13 New Zealand Singles Chart 19 Swedish Singles Chart 15 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 2

End of year charts End of year chart (1996) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 4 End of decade charts Chart (1990-1999) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 61

Kevin Sharp version

"Nobody Knows"
Single by Kevin Sharp
from the album Measure of a Man
Released	September 23, 1996
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:27
Label	Asylum
Writer(s)	Joe Rich, Don DuBose
Producer	Chris Farren
Kevin Sharp singles chronology
"Nobody Knows" (1996) "She's Sure Taking It Well" (1997)

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 Sharp's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, spending four weeks at the top of 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.""^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jeffrey Phillips and premiered in late 1996.

Chart positions

"Nobody Knows" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 28, 1996.

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1

Preceded by "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" by LeAnn Rimes	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single (Kevin Sharp version) January 11, 1997 - February 1, 1997	Succeeded by "It's a Little Too Late" by Mark Chesnutt
Preceded by "I Meant to Do That" by Paul Brandt	RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Kevin Sharp version) January 20, 1997	Succeeded by "Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It" by Tim McGraw

Other versions

In 1997, saxophonist Richard Elliot covered the song from his album "Jumpin' Off."^[4][5] 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.

References