Don't Knock My Love (song)

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“Don't Knock My Love (1971)”
Single by Wilson Pickett
Released 1971
Recorded Atlantic Studios, New York, 1970
Genre Funk, soul
Length 2:16
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Wilson Pickett, Brad Shapiro
Producer Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett singles chronology
"Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You"
(1971)
"Don't Knock My Love"
(1971)
"Call My Name, I'll Be There"
(1971)
“Don't Knock My Love (1974)”
Single by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
from the album Diana & Marvin
Released May 1974
Recorded 1972, Hitsville West, Los Angeles, California
Genre Soul
Length 2:20
Label Motown
Writer(s) Wilson Pickett, Brad Shapiro
Producer Hal Davis
Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"My Mistake (Was to Love You)"
(1974)
"Don't Knock My Love"
(1974)
"You Are Everything"
(1974)

"Don't Knock My Love" is a 1971 song recorded and released as a single by Wilson Pickett on the Atlantic label. The song which was produced under a funk tempo became one of Pickett's final big hits reaching number thirteen on the pop singles chart and becoming the singer's final number-one hit on the R&B singles chart. The song was later revived three years later in 1974 as a vocal duet between Motown stars Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross. Their version was produced under the similar Pickett production and was a modest charter upon its spring release peaking at number forty-six pop and number twenty-five on the R&B singles chart. It became the final American release from the duo's Diana & Marvin album.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Wilson Pickett version

  • Lead vocals by Wilson Pickett
  • Instrumentation by assorted musicians
  • Produced by Wilson Pickett

[edit] Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye version