I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door

"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne, is a song that was an originally released by The Isley Brothers in 1959 and became hit for teenage actor Eddie Hodges in 1961. It peaked at #12 at Billboard Hot 100.

Covers

• The song was covered by Billy "Crash" Craddock on his album Two Sides of "Crash" in 1972 and became a big country hit.
• A cover version by Jimmy Osmond reached # 11 on the UK singles chart in 1974.
• Former Beatles drummer, Pete Best recorded a version in the 1960s with his group, The Pete Best Four.
• Between 1972 and 1974, this song was covered by Singapore-based female singer Ervinna, backing music by The Charlie & His Boys, on her LP album Golden Hits Of 20th Century Vol. 4 with the local White Cloud Record.
• In Swedish, three lyric versions exist, "Mina kärleksbrev dom vill jag ha igen" ("My love letters, I want them again") written by Åke Gerhard and released in 1961 as recorded by Lill-Babs, "Min lägenhet den vill jag ha igen" ("My flat, I want it again") written by Einar Svensson and released as recorded by Thorleifs on the 1974 album "En dag i juni" and "Två ska man va'" ("Two shall you be"), written by Christer Lundh and released as recorded by Lotta Engberg on the 1988 album "100%".
• The Song covered by Japanese band Tokyo Incidents in band's 2004-2005 live tour Dynamite!.

Trivia

• The song was used by the Red Cross for a door-knocking donation awareness campaign on TV in Australia the 1980s. It had been a number one hit for him there in 1961.

Chart performance

Eddie Hodges

Billy "Crash" Craddock