Don't Knock My Love

"Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1"
Single by Wilson Pickett
from the album Don't Knock My Love[1]
B-side"Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 2"
ReleasedApril 1971
GenreR&B[2]
Length2:13
LabelAtlantic
SongwritersWilson Pickett, Brad Shapiro
ProducerWilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett singles chronology
"Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You"
(1971) 		"Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1"
(1971) 		"Call My Name, I'll Be There"
(1971)

"Don't Knock My Love" is a hit song performed by R&B singer Wilson Pickett and written by Pickett with Brad Shapiro. Released in the spring of 1971 from the album of the same title, it spent a week at number-one on the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles Chart and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.[3] The song, which was produced under a funk tempo was Pickett's last number-one single and one of his last hits for Atlantic Records.

Personnel

Certifications

Certifications for "Don't Knock My Love"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version

"Don't Knock My Love"
Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
from the album Diana & Marvin
B-side"Just Say, Just Say"
Released1974
Recorded1971
GenreSoul
Length2:13
LabelMotown
SongwritersWilson Pickett, Brad Shapiro
ProducerHal Davis
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"You Are Everything"
(1974) 		"Don't Knock My Love"
(1974) 		"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
(1974)
Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"You Are Everything"
(1974) 		"Don't Knock My Love"
(1974) 		"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
(1974)
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Sleepin'"
(1974) 		"Don't Knock My Love"
(1974) 		"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
(1974)

A cover version of the song was recorded by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye for their 1973 duet album, Diana & Marvin.[6] It peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and #25 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart.[7] Outrside the US, the duo had a #1 hit in Brazil with their cover.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Echols, Alice (March 29, 2010). "Ladies' Night: Women and Disco". Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-393-06675-3.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 461.
  4. ^ Peter Grendysa and Robert Pruter, Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974 booklet notes (CD edition), Atlantic Records, 1991
  5. ^ "American single certifications – Wilson Pickett – Don't Knock My Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 226.
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