Although they each had hits as solo artists, i Know Him So Well was the only UK #1 for Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson. Paige had previously starred in Evita and Dickson was a former Folk singer.
"I Know Him So Well" is a duet from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Sung by Elaine Paige as Florence and Barbara Dickson as Svetlana. In this duet, two women – Svetlana, the Russian chess champion's estranged wife, and Florence, his mistress – express their bittersweet feelings for him and at seeing their relationships fall apart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.