Knock on Wood is a studio album

Studio album

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 by Amii Stewart

Amii Stewart

Amy 'Amii' Paulette Stewart is an American contemporary R&B/disco/dance-pop singer, dancer and actress most famous for her hit disco record "Knock on Wood". Stewart is the stepsister of actress-singer Miquel Brown and aunt to Brown's actress-singer daughter Sinitta.-Career:Amy Stewart was the...

 released in February 1979. The album yielded two successful single releases, "Knock on Wood" (#1 US Pop, #6 U.S. R&B, #5 U.S. 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 1988 followed by a re-issue of "You Really Touched My Heart" (#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. 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.

Side A

1. "Knock on Wood
   Knock on Wood (song)
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   " (Eddie Floyd
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   , Steve Cropper
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   ) - 5:39
2. "You Really Touched My Heart" (Barry Leng, Simon May) - 4:29
3. "Light My Fire
   Light My Fire
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   " / "137 Disco Heaven" (The Doors) / (Barry Leng, Simon May) - 8:26

Side B

1. "Bring It on Back to Me" (Barry Leng, Simon May) - 3:56
2. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Barry Leng, Simon May) - 3:46
3. "Am I Losing You" (Barry Leng, Gerry Morris) - 3:21
4. "Get Your Love Back" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) - 3:58
5. "Only a Child in Your Eyes" (Barry Leng, Simon May) - 3:08

Personnel

• Amii Stewart - vocals
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• Jimmy Chambers - backing vocals
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• Sheen - backing vocals
• Tony Jackson - backing vocals
• Gerry Morris - bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Adrian Sheppard - drums
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• Alan Murphy
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   - guitar
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• Barry Leng - guitar
  Guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Ian Hughes - keyboards
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• Pete Arnesen - keyboards
• Simon May - keyboards
• Glyn Thomas - percussion
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• Ken Freeman
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   - synthesizer
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Production

• Producer - Barry Leng
• Brass arranged by Ken Freeman
• Strings arranged by Ian Hughes
• Engineers (Marquee Studio) - John Eden, Phil Harding
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  , Steve Holroyd
• Engineers (Red Bus Studio) - Geoff Calver, Tony Swain
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• Engineer (T. W. Studio) - Alan Winstanley
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• Engineers (Utopia Studio) - Greg Walsh , John Mackswith
  John Mackswith
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• Mastered by Ian Cooper
• Recorded at T. W. Studio, Utopia Studio, Marquee Studio & Red Bus Studio.