We Didn't Know

"We Didn't Know"
Single by Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder
from the album I'm Your Baby Tonight
Released April 14, 1992
Format promo cd single
Recorded November 1989
Genre R&B/Pop
Length 4:59
4:26 (Album Edit from CD single)
Label Arista
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"I Belong to You"
(1991)
"We Didn't Know" (1992) "I Will Always Love You"
(1992)

"We Didn't Know" is a mid-tempo duet by Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder, and was released as the sixth and final single from Houston's third album I'm Your Baby Tonight. The single peaked at number 20 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart. There was no music video made for the song.

The song is about two good friends that realize that they have romantic feelings for each other and are more than just friends — they love each other, and they "didn't know."

Personnel

Credits
  • Producer, writer, vocal arrangement — Stevie Wonder
  • All instruments — Stevie Wonder
  • Background vocals — Kimberly Brewer, Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey, Dorian Holley, Keith John
  • Engineer, mixer — Bobby Brooks
  • Assistant engineer — Steve VanArden, Danny Normando
  • Sound design — Robert Arbittier
  • Stevland Morris Music Project Coordinator — Stephanie Andrews
Recording and mixing
  • Recorded and mixed at Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles
  • Lead vocals recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, New York City