英國白人靈魂天團〔就是紅〕──美國冠軍經典──〔If You Dont Know Me By Now／假如你此刻不認識我〕

If you dont know me by now
You will never never never know me

All the things that weve been through
You should understand me like I understand you
Now girl I know the difference between right and wrong
I aint gonna do nothing to break up our happy home
Oh dont get so excited when I come home a little late at night
Cos we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight

If you dont know me by now (If you dont know me)
You will never never never know me (No you wont)
If you dont know me by now
You will never never never know me

Weve all got our own funny moods
Ive got mine, woman youve got yours too
Just trust in me like I trust in you
As long as weve been together it should be so easy to do
Just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye
What good is a love affair when you cant see eye to eye, oh

If you dont know me by now (If you dont know me)
You will never never never know me (No you wont)
If you dont know me by now (You will never never never know me)
You will never never never know me (ooh)

１９８５年　就是紅成立於曼徹斯特

同年發行首支翻唱單曲〔Money’s Too Tight（To Mention）〕（UK＃１３）受到矚目

秋天發行的首張大碟〔Picture Book／相簿〕也有不錯成績

１９８６年　就是紅重發去年推出的第三首單曲〔Holding Back The Years／隱藏過往〕為專輯第五主打

結果登上英國亞軍　美國冠軍　其它地區亦有出色成績

專輯也躍升英倫亞軍　大賣５白金（＞１５０萬張）　讓就是紅成為熱門樂團

１９８７年的第二張大碟〔Men and Women〕在英國表現依舊出色

１９８９年２月　就是紅推出第三張大碟〔A New Flame／新歡〕

拿下他們第一張英國冠軍　至今大賣７白金（＞２１０萬張）

不過首支主打〔It’s Only Love／只有愛〕反應普通（UK＃13 US＃57）

１９８９年３月　就是紅發行第二首單曲──重唱美國費城靈魂團體Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes的季軍暢銷經典〔If You Don’t Know Me By Now／假如你此刻不認識我〕
這是一首慢板的抒情佳作
在Michael ”Red” Hucknail傑出的白人靈魂嗓音中娓娓道來
此曲就跟〔Holding Back The Years／隱藏過往〕一樣

在英國拿下亞軍　在美國則再度登上流行榜王座　為他們得到第二首美國冠軍
此外還是成人抒情榜冠軍 黑人榜＃３８　銷售達到金唱片（＞５０萬張）

國際地區同樣成功：
加拿大冠軍　澳洲冠軍　紐西蘭冠軍　瑞典亞軍　挪威亞軍　愛爾蘭＃４　荷蘭＃５　法國＃１１　奧地利＃１２　義大利＃１６　德國＃１９

是當年全世界最紅的歌曲之一

〔If You Don’t Know Me By Now〕是我對就是紅的初次認識

雖然我沒迷過他們

但〔If You Don’t Know Me By Now〕的確是首耐聽的白人靈魂冠軍經典

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTcu7MCtuTs 

Audio 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SbQgcJ9NjM

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC06yVxLHao

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Ev2xDKrCY

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLSv5an_Z7I