Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart album)
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Knock on Wood is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in February 1979. The album yielded two successful single releases, "Knock on Wood" (#1 US Pop, #6 US R&B, #5 US Club Play, #6 UK, #13 Germany) and "Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven" (#69 US Pop, #36 US R&B, #5 UK, #26 Germany). A double A-side single with remixed versions of "Knock on Wood" and "Light My Fire" reached #7 on the UK charts in 1985 followed by a re-issue of "You Really Touched My Heart" (UK #89).
The original Knock on Wood album in its entirety remains officially unreleased on compact disc, a semi-official release was issued in Russia in 1999 on AS4000[clarification needed]. This release paired this album with the follow-up release Paradise Bird and one bonus track "My Guy, My Girl", and includes all original artwork.
The album was released as simply Amii Stewart in the UK.
Track listing
Side A
- "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper) – 6:11
- "You Really Touched My Heart" (Barry Leng, Simon May) – 4:29
- "Light My Fire" / "137 Disco Heaven" (The Doors) / (Barry Leng, Simon May) – 8:26
Side B
- "Bring It on Back to Me" (Barry Leng, Simon May) – 3:56
- "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Barry Leng, Simon May) – 3:44
- "Am I Losing You" (Barry Leng, Gerry Morris) – 3:20
- "Get Your Love Back" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) – 3:56
- "Only a Child in Your Eyes" (Barry Leng, Simon May) – 3:07
Personnel
- Amii Stewart – vocals
- Jimmy Chambers – backing vocals
- Sheen – backing vocals
- Tony Jackson – backing vocals
- Gerry Morris – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Adrian Sheppard, Peter Boita – drums
- Alan Murphy – guitar
- Barry Leng – guitar, backing vocals
- Ian Hughes – keyboards
- Pete Arnesen – keyboards
- Simon May – keyboards
- Glyn Thomas – percussion
- Ken Freeman – synthesizer
Production
- Producer – Barry Leng
- Brass arrangement – Ken Freeman
- Strings arrangement – Ian Hughes
- Engineering (Marquee Studio) – John Eden, Phil Harding, Steve Holroyd
- Engineering (Red Bus Studio) – Geoff Calver, Tony Swain
- Engineering (T. W. Studio) – Alan Winstanley
- Engineering (Utopia Studio) – Greg Walsh, John Mackswith
- Mastering – Ian Cooper
- Recorded at T. W. Studio, Utopia Studio, Marquee Studio and Red Bus Studio
References
- ^ Knock on Wood at AllMusic
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (May 31 – June 13 1979): 25.