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SKU: A0.734478
By Otis Redding. By Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. 20th Century,Blues,Contemporary,Pop,Rock. Score and Parts. 85 pages. Chicory Music #5866147. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734478)."Knock on Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd. 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.
Eddie Floyd's recording peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart. The song was written in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee (now The National Civil Rights Museum). Steve Cropper has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics 'It's like thunder, lightning, The way you love me is frightening'. Floyd's version earned a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 17, 1995 weekly music charts.
Performance time: approx. 3 minutes.
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