"You Do n't Know Me '' is a song written by Cindy Walker based on a title and storyline given to her by Eddy Arnold in 1955. "You Do n't Know Me '' was first recorded by Arnold that year and released as a single on April 21, 1956 on RCA Victor. The first version of the song to make the Billboard charts was by Jerry Vale in 1956, peaking at # 14 on the pop chart. Arnold 's version charted two months later, released as an RCA Victor single, 47 - 6502, backed with "The Rockin ' Mockin ' Bird '', which reached # 10 on the Billboard country chart. Cash Box magazine, which combined all best - selling versions at one position, included a version by Carmen McRae that never appeared in the Billboard Top 100 Sides listing.
who sang you don't know me first
Eddy Arnold