Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd album)

Infobox Album
Name = Knock On Wood
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Eddie Floyd


Released = 1967
Recorded = July–December 1966
Stax Recording Studios
(Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre = R&B, Southern soul
Length = 34:55
Label = Stax
S-714
Producer = Steve Cropper
Isaac Hayes
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifpxqy5ldae link]
*"Mojo" (favorable) [http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2008/03/eddie_floyd.html link]
Last album =
This album = "Knock On Wood"
(1967)
Next album = "Looking Back"
(1968)

"Knock On Wood" is the debut album of soul singer/song-writer Eddie Floyd, released in 1967 on Stax Records. [ [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifpxqy5ldae~T0 allmusic { Knock on Wood > Overview }] ] The album was recorded between July and December of 1966 at Stax Recording Studio. It features his most well-known single, the title track, "Knock on Wood".

Track listing

"All songs written by Eddie Floyd, except where noted.
# "Knock on Wood" (Cropper, Floyd) – 3:05
# "Something You Got" (Kenner) – 3:05
# "But It's Alright" (Jackson, Tubbs) – 2:53
# "I Stand Accused" (B. Butler, J. Butler) – 3:21
# "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" – 2:46
# "I Don't Want to Cry" (Dixon,C. Jackson) – 2:50
# "Raise Your Hand" (Cropper, Floyd, [Alvertis Isbell|Isbell) – 2:26
# "Got to Make a Comeback" (Floyd, Shamwell) – 2:40
# "634-5789" (Cropper, Floyd) – 3:03
# "I've Just Been Feeling Bad" (Cropper, Floyd) – 2:42
# "High-Heel Sneakers" – 2:43
# "Warm and Tender Love" – 3:32

Chart and single history

Personnel

* Booker T. Jones – organs, piano
* Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass
* Steve Cropper – guitar
* Wayne Jackson – trumpet
* Eddie Floyd – Vocals
* Isaac Hayes – piano
* Al Jackson, Jr. – drums

References