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In October 1983, Tracey Ullman reached number two on the UK Singles Chart with her recording of "They Don't Know" for Stiff Records; the track was included on Ullman's debut album You Broke My Heart in 17 Places. "They Don't Know" was ranked at number 23 on the year-end tally of UK chart singles and afforded Ullman a number-one hit in Ireland ...
Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) [1] is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents, with many dubbing her the "female Peter Sellers ".
In the United States, MacColl was perhaps best known as the writer of "They Don't Know". Tracey Ullman's recording of the song was a Billboard Top Ten hit. [7] Ullman's version reached No. 8 on the US Hot 100 in April 1984 [8] (and did even better in the UK, hitting No. 2 in September 1983). [9]
"They Don't Know"—originally written, recorded and released by singer Kirsty MacColl—became Ullman's biggest hit, reaching No. 2 in the UK and No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song's music video included a cameo appearance by Paul McCartney, [6] whom Ullman would appear with in McCartney's film Give My Regards to Broad Street. [6]
Her cover of the Kirsty Maccoll song "They Don't Know" would go on to become her most successful single, reaching #2 in the UK, [2] #8 in the United States, [3] and #35 in Germany. [4] In less than two years, she had seven singles in the UK Top 100 , five of them Top 30 hits. [ 2 ]
They Don't Know may refer to: "They Don't Know" (Kirsty MacColl song), 1979, later a hit for Tracey Ullman "They Don't Know" (Jon B. song), 1998 They Don't Know (So Solid Crew album), 2001
"Breakaway" is a song written by Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley. It was originally recorded by Irma Thomas in 1964 and released as the B-side of her biggest hit, the US No. 17 single "Wish Someone Would Care". The song was later a huge success for the British singer Tracey Ullman, who had a UK Top 5 hit with it in 1983. A demo version ...
In 1984, British-American singer and actress Tracey Ullman released her version of the song on her album of the same name. [14] Ullman's version, which was produced by Peter Collins, was released as a single in Japan in 1985, with the non-LP track "Falling In And Out Of Love" as the B-side. [15]