Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd album)

Knock on Wood
Studio album by Eddie Floyd
Released	January 26, 1967
Recorded	July–December 1966 Stax Recording Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre	Memphis soul Southern R&B
Length	34:55
Label	Stax S-714
Producer	Jim Stewart
Eddie Floyd chronology
Knock on Wood (1967) Looking Back (1968)

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Knock on Wood is the debut album of soul singer/songwriter Eddie Floyd, released in 1967 on Stax Records. The album was recorded between July and December 1966 at Stax Recording Studio. It features his most well-known single, the title track, "Knock on Wood".

Track listing

1. "Knock on Wood" (Steve Cropper, Floyd) – 3:05
2. "Something You Got" (Chris Kenner, Fats Domino) – 3:05
3. "But It's Alright" (J.J. Jackson, Pierre Tubbs) – 2:53
4. "I Stand Accused" (Billy Butler, Jerry Butler) – 3:21
5. "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" (Rudy Clark)– 2:46
6. "I Don't Want to Cry" (Luther Dixon, Chuck Jackson) – 2:50
7. "Raise Your Hand" (Cropper, Floyd, Alvertis Isbell) – 2:26
8. "Got to Make a Comeback" (Floyd, Joe Shamwell) – 2:40
9. "634-5789" (Cropper, Floyd) – 3:03
10. "I've Just Been Feeling Bad" (Cropper, Floyd) – 2:42
11. "High-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) – 2:43
12. "Warm and Tender Love" (Bobby Robinson) – 3:32

Chart and single history

Title	Information
"Knock on Wood"	Stax Single 194, 1966 B-side: "Got to Make a Comeback" US Pop Singles #28 US Black Singles #1
"Raise Your Hand"	Stax single 208, 1967 B-side: "I've Just Been Feeling Bad" US Pop Singles #79 US Black Singles #16

Personnel

• Eddie Floyd – vocals
• Booker T. Jones – piano, organ
• Isaac Hayes – piano
• Steve Cropper – guitar
• Donald Dunn – bass guitar
• Al Jackson Jr. – drums
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet
• Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
• Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone