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| "Maybe He'll Know" | ||||
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| Single by Cyndi Lauper | ||||
| from the album True Colors | ||||
| B-side | "Time After Time" | |||
| Released | May 12, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Genre | Doo-wop[3][4] | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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"Maybe He'll Know" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her 1986 album, True Colors. It served as the fifth and final single of the album, released only in Europe in 1987. It is a remake of a song that Lauper recorded with her former band, Blue Angel. It appeared on their 1980 self-titled album[5] The two versions are slightly different lyrically in a few lines. Billy Joel joins Lauper in 'doo wop' style back-up vocal duties.[6]
Blue Angel version
[edit]Maybe He'll Know opened up the Blue Angel's 1980 eponymous debut album. The song was written by Cyndi Lauper and her band mate John Turi. The track was produced by Roy Halee. The track was released with I'm Gonna Be Strong on June 12, 1980, as both, a double-A-side and B-side in European markets.[7][8]
The song was regularly performed by the band. A live performance was televised on German TV show, RockPop, in 1980, following a performance by Daryl Hall and John Oates.[9]
The Blue Angel version of the song appears in the 1999 film 200 Cigarettes after a quarter when Kate Hudson's character is in the restaurant's restroom composing herself.[10]
True Colors version
[edit]Lauper resurrected the Blue Angel album track for her solo sophomore album, True Colors. Billy Joel provides accompanying back ground "doo wap" vocals. The song was released as the fifth and final single of the True Colors album in Europe only. It was released on May 12, 1987.[11]
The single received radio adds in France in September 1987.[12]
Track listing
[edit]7"
- A. "Maybe He'll Know" (Special Version) – 3:44
- B. "Time After Time" – 3:59
12"
- A. "Maybe He'll Know" (Album Version) - 4:24
- B1. "One Track Mind" - 3:39
- B2. "Calm Inside The Storm" - 3:54
References
[edit]- ↑ True Colors (LP, Vinyl, CD). Portrait Records. 1986. R 40313.
- ↑ True Colors (LP, Vinyl, CD). Portrait Records. 1986. R 40313.
- ↑ Molanphy, Chris (November 20, 2021). "Be the One to Walk in the Sun Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ↑ O' Brien, Jon (28 May 2025). "Album By Album - Cyndi Lauper". Classic Pop. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
...Maybe He'll Know", an old Blue Angel number given the doo-wop treatment.
- ↑ Duquette, Mike (30 October 2023). "I'm Gonna Be Strong: Blue Angel's Album, Featuring Cyndi Lauper, Gets Reissued". The Second Disc. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ↑ Daw, Stephen (15 October 2021). "'True Colors' at 35: How Cyndi Lauper Reimagined Her Career With Her Sophomore Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ↑ Blue Angel - I'm Gonna Be Strong / Maybe He'll Know, 1980, retrieved 2026-09-22
- ↑ Blue Angel - Maybe He'll Know / I'm Gonna Be Strong, 1980, retrieved 2026-09-22
- ↑ danschutz (2010-07-30). Blue Angel (Cyndi Lauper) - Maybe He'll Know - German TV (1980). Retrieved 2026-09-23 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 200 Cigarettes (1999) - Soundtracks - IMDb. Archived from the original on 2025-07-05. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ Daw, Stephen (2021-10-15). "'True Colors' at 35: How Cyndi Lauper Reimagined Her Career With Her Sophomore Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
- ↑ "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 37. September 19, 1987. p. 27. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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