I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

January 23, 1987

 

 

George’s duet with Aretha Franklin, I Knew You Were Waiting For Me, was released in January 1987 and reached the top of the charts in the UK and the US. Lately that year they won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Billboard listed I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) as Aretha Franklin’s all-time biggest Hot 100 single.