"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" is a song by the American soul group the Delfonics, co-written by producer Thom Bell and lead singer William Hart. It was released as a single in 1969 on the Philly Groove record label and appeared on their self-titled third album the following year. The song reached number three on the Billboard R&B chart and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. Overseas, the song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart in and number 81 in Australia. The Delfonics won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the song in 1971.
A prominent example of the Philadelphia soul style, "Didn't I" is a slow ballad, with layered strings and horns and highly chromatic harmony.
New Kids on the Block cover
A version by boy band New Kids on the Block, slightly re-titled "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)", was featured on the group's 1986 self-titled debut album. Their version was later released as a single in 1989 in an attempt to boost sales of its parent album in light of the group's subsequent success. The single peaked at number eight on both the US and UK pop charts, peaking in November 1989 in the US and in October of the following year in the UK (as a double A-side alongside "Let's Try It Again").
Track listing Europe 12" vinyl A "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" – 4:24 B "New Kids on the Block" – 3:20
Charts Weekly charts
The Delfonics Chart (1970)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles12U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 10U.S. Billboard R&B 3U.S. Cash Box Top 10013 Chart (1971)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)81UK Singles (OCC)22
Year-end charts Chart (1970)RankU.S. Billboard Hot 10071U.S. Cash Box 72
New Kids on the Block Chart (1989)Peakposition US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart7 Chart (1990)PeakpositionUK Singles (OCC)8UK Airplay (Music Week) 8
Other covers The song has been extensively covered since 1970, by artists included Aretha Franklin (from Young, Gifted and Black in 1971), brothers David and Jimmy Ruffin, Spinners (from Can't Shake This Feeling in 1981), Lisa Fischer, Regina Belle, Jackie Jackson, the Trammps, Maxine Nightingale and Patti LaBelle.
Millie Jackson's version peaked number 49 in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in March 1980.. Billboard.com.
Philadelphia-area natives Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren covered the song on Episode 40 of Live From Daryl's House.
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