Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart album) explained

Knock on Wood
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Amii Stewart
Cover:	Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood.jpg
Released:	February 1979
Recorded:	1978
Genre:	Disco
Label:	Hansa Atlantic (Europe) Ariola (US)
Producer:	Barry Leng
Next Title:	Paradise Bird
Next Year:	1979

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.^[1] 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

All songs written by Barry Leng and Simon May, except where noted

Side A

1. "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper) – 6:11
2. "You Really Touched My Heart" – 4:29
3. "Light My Fire" / "137 Disco Heaven" (The Doors) / (Leng, May) – 8:26

Side B

1. "Bring It on Back to Me" – 3:56
2. "Closest Thing to Heaven" – 3:44
3. "Am I Losing You" (Barry Leng, Gerry Morris) – 3:20
4. "Get Your Love Back" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) – 3:56
5. "Only a Child in Your Eyes" – 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

Charts

Chart (1979)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	38
Canada (RPM)^[3]	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen albumilista)^[4]	10
France (Institut français d'opinion publique)^[5]	1
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[6]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	3
U.S. Billboard 200^[8]	19
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	9

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood / Paradise Bird (1999, CD) . Discogs . 12 November 2021.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 294.
3. 23 June 1979. RPM 100 Albums. RPM. 31. 13. 2022-01-03. Library and Archives Canada.
4. Web site: Timo. 12 August 2015. Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit STEP - SUE. live. 9 August 2023. Sisältää hitin. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308134318/http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com/2015/08/step-sue.html . March 8, 2016 .
5. Web site: InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste. 9 August 2023. infodisc.fr.
6. Web site: Classifiche . . it. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Amii Stewart".
7. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal. 2022-01-02. swedishcharts.com.
8. Chart History: Amii Stewart - Billboard 200. 9 August 2023. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102200956/https://www.billboard.com/artist/amii-stewart/chart-history/tlp/. January 2, 2022.