| "Knock on Wood" | ||||
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Knock_on_Wood_by_Eddie_Floyd_US_vinyl_single_Side-A.png) One of side-A labels of the US single release of the original Eddie Floyd recording | ||||
| Single by Eddie Floyd | ||||
| from the album Knock on Wood | ||||
| B-side | "Got to Make a Comeback" | |||
| Released | July 25, 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 13, 1966[2] | |||
| Studio | Stax, Memphis[2] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:06[5] | |||
| Label | Stax | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jim Stewart | |||
| Eddie Floyd singles chronology | ||||
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"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd.[6] The song has become covered by later artists, most notably Amii Stewart in 1979. Stewart's disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.
- ^ Catron 1994, p. 1.
- ^ a b Richardson 1988, p. 1.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (January 27, 2020). "The Number Ones: Amii Stewart's "Knock On Wood"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 302. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ Bowman 2007, Back Cover.
- ^ Satellite & Stax singles 59-68 staxrecords.free.fr