I Got to Know

"I Got to Know"
side-A label by Private Stock
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Starbuck
from the album Moonlight Feels Right
B-side"The Slower You Go (The Longer It Lasts)"
ReleasedSeptember 1976
Recorded1975
GenreSoft rock
Length3:08
LabelPrivate Stock
Songwriter(s)Bruce Blackman
Producer(s)Bruce Blackman
Starbuck singles chronology
"Moonlight Feels Right"
(1976)
"I Got to Know"
(1976)
"Lucky Man [1]"
(1976)

"I Got to Know" is a song recorded by the American band Starbuck. It was the second of three singles from their debut LP, Moonlight Feels Right. Written and produced by Bruce Blackman, the song was released in September 1976. Like its predecessor, "Moonlight Feels Right," the song features a prominent marimba solo by co-founding band member Bo Wagner.

In the United States, the song reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 40 on the Cash Box chart.[2] On the Canadian chart, the song peaked at number 36 in late October 1976.[3] On the adult contemporary charts, "I Got to Know" reached number 11 in the U.S.[4] and number nine in Canada.[5]

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 23, 1976
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-10-30. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 227.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-11-06. Retrieved 2019-07-11.