"I Know One" is a song written by Jack Clement, and recorded by American

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artist Charley Pride. It was released in March 1967 as the second single from the album ''

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''. The song was Pride's fourth single and his second major hit as a recording artist.

Background and content

"I Know One" was recorded by

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and released in 1960 on

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. In 1966, Charley Pride secured his first recording contract with RCA Victor Records. Under the supervision of Jack Clement, Pride would record many of his hit singles. With his first two singles, RCA did not include a promotional photograph of Pride's face in anticipation that radio DJ's would fail to play him because of his skin color. Both his two singles ("The Snakes Crawl at Night" and "Before I Met You") failed to become hits. Pride had just previously had first major hit with " Just Between You and Me." This would start a string of hits that would continue for almost two decades, including "I Know One." Like his previous single, "I Know One" was composed by Jack Clement. The song was recorded in January 1967 at the RCA Victor Studio, with two additional tracks cut at the same session. Clement co-produced the song with Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis.

Release and reception

"I Know One" was released as a single via RCA Victor Records in March 1967. It was Pride's fourth single released in his music career. His name on the single release was credited as "Country Charley Pride." It spent a total of 19 weeks on the ''

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chart and peaked at number six on the list in August 1967. The song was Pride's highest-charting hit single up to that point, as his previous hit had reached the number nine spot on the country survey. It was later released on Pride's 1967 studio album on RCA titled ''

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Track listings

7" vinyl single * "I Know One" – 2:23 * "Best Banjo Picker" – 2:08

Chart performance

References

{{Charley Pride singles 1967 singles 1967 songs Charley Pride songs RCA Victor singles Song recordings produced by Jack Clement Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins Song recordings produced by Felton Jarvis Songs written by Jack Clement