| "I Hear You Knocking" | ||||
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| Single by Smiley Lewis | ||||
| B-side | "Bumpity Bump" | |||
| Released | July 1955 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 | |||
| Studio | J&M (New Orleans, Louisiana) | |||
| Genre | New Orleans R&B | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Bartholomew[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Bartholomew | |||
| Smiley Lewis singles chronology | ||||
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"I Hear You Knocking" (or "I Hear You Knockin'") is a rhythm and blues song written by American musician Dave Bartholomew. New Orleans rhythm and blues singer Smiley Lewis first recorded the song in 1955. The lyrics tell of the return of a former lover who is rebuffed.
"I Hear You Knocking" reached number two on the Billboard R&B singles chart in 1955, making it Lewis's most popular and best-known song. Subsequently, numerous artists have recorded it, including Welsh singer and guitarist Dave Edmunds, whose version reached number one in the UK Singles Chart for six weeks in 1970 and was in the top 10 in several other countries.
- ^ Lewis's single (see image) credited only Bartholomew as the songwriter.