"Nobody Knows" is a song by R&B singer Tony Rich (then known as the Tony Rich Project) from his 1996 debut album, Words. Released as his debut single on November 7, 1995, the song peaked at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. It also became a hit in several other countries, topping the Irish Singles Chart and reaching number two in Australia and Canada, number four in the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. Rich received a nomination for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Critical reception James Hamilton from Music Weeks RM Dance Update described the song as a "mushily harmonised US smash crossover smoocher melodically reminiscent of Chairmen Of The Board's 'Patches'". Track listingsUS CD single "Nobody Knows" (album version) – 5:06 "Nobody Knows" (Eddie F.'s Untouchable remix) – 6:17 "Nobody Knows" (Rich remix) – 5:32 "Nobody Knows" (album instrumental) – 5:06US cassette single "Nobody Knows" (radio edit) "Nobody Knows" (album instrumental)European CD single "Nobody Knows" (album version) – 5:20 "Nobody Knows" (album instrumental) – 5:20UK and Australian CD single "Nobody Knows" (radio edit) – 4:22 "Nobody Knows" (Rich single edit) – 4:22 "Nobody Knows" (Untouchable Flava edit) – 4:21 "Nobody Knows" (album version) – 5:06UK cassette single "Nobody Knows" (radio edit) "Nobody Knows" (Rich single edit) Credits and personnel Credits are taken from the US CD single liner notes.Studios Recorded at Studio LaCoCo (Atlanta, Georgia, US) Mixed and mastered at The Hit Factory (New York City)Personnel''' Joe Rich – writing Don DuBose – writing Tony Rich – vocals, all instruments except acoustic guitar, production, arrangement Peter Moore – acoustic guitar Neal H Pogue – recording John Frye – recording assistant Jon Gass – mixing Danny Berniny – mixing assistant Herb Powers – mastering Antonio M. Reid – executive producer Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell – A&R Sharon A. Daley – A&R coordination Davett Singletary – creative direction Angela Skouras – art direction Daniel Soder – photography Derick Procope – stylist Barry White – hair stylist and make-up Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts All-time charts Certifications Release history Kevin Sharp version American country music artist Kevin Sharp recorded a cover version of the song on his 1996 debut album, Measure of a Man. It was released in September 1996 as his debut single. It became his only