Maybe He'll Know

"Maybe He'll Know"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album True Colors
B-side"Time After Time"
ReleasedMay 12, 1987
Recorded1986
Studio
GenreDoo-wop
Length4:25
LabelEpic
Songwriters
Producers
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Lennie Petze
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Boy Blue"
(1987)		 "Maybe He'll Know"
(1987)		 "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)"
(1988)

"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 The two versions are slightly different lyrically in a few lines. Billy Joel joins Lauper in 'doo wop' style back-up vocal duties.

Blue Angel version

"Maybe He'll Know" opened up Blue Angel's 1980 debut album Blue Angel. The song was written by Cyndi Lauper and her bandmate John Turi. The track was produced by Roy Halee.

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.

True Colors version

Lauper resurrected the Blue Angel album track for her second solo album, True Colors. Billy Joel provides accompanying back ground "doo wop" vocals. The song was released as the fifth and final single of the True Colors album in Europe only, on May 12, 1987.

The single received radio adds in France in September 1987.

Track listing

7"

12"

References

  1. ↑ True Colors (LP, Vinyl, CD). Portrait Records. 1986. R 40313.
  2. ↑ True Colors (LP, Vinyl, CD). Portrait Records. 1986. R 40313.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Daw, Stephen (15 October 2021). "'True Colors' at 35: How Cyndi Lauper Reimagined Her Career With Her Sophomore Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  7. ↑ danschutz (2010-07-30). Blue Angel (Cyndi Lauper) - Maybe He'll Know - German TV (1980). Retrieved 2026-09-23 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Daw, Stephen (2021-10-15). "'True Colors' at 35: How Cyndi Lauper Reimagined Her Career With Her Sophomore Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
  9. ↑ "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 37. September 19, 1987. p. 27. Retrieved December 24, 2024.