"Don't You Know?" (B. Worth) - Della Reese; RCA label, # 2 Billboard Pop, # 1 Billboard R&B - 1959. Inducted in 2024.
Reese was discovered by the gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, and her big break came when she won an amateur contest, which gave her a week to sing at Detroit's well-known Flame Show Bar. Reese remained there for eight weeks. 
In 1959, Reese signed with RCA Records and released her first RCA single, called "Don’t You Know?", which was adapted from Giacomo Puccini's music for La boheme, specifically the aria “Quando m’en vo” (Musetta's Waltz).
“Don’t You Know?” became her biggest hit, reaching the # 2 spot on the Billboard Pop chart and topping the R&B chart that year. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The recording is widely considered to be the signature song of Della Reese’s career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNSFdTU3u9Y
