Knock on Wood, titled Amii Stewart in the UK, is the first album by Amii Stewart, released in February 1979. The album yielded two successful single releases, "Knock on Wood" and "Light My Fire". A double A-side single with remixed versions of "Knock on Wood" and "Light My Fire" reached number 7 on the UK charts in 1985 followed by a re-issue of "You Really Touched My Heart".
The album was included on the 2016 UK/European compilation Knock on Wood – The Anthology.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Barry Leng and Simon May, except where noted
Side A
"Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper) – 6:11
"You Really Touched My Heart" – 4:29
"Light My Fire" / "137 Disco Heaven" (The Doors / Leng, May) – 8:26
Side B
"Bring It on Back to Me" – 3:56
"Closest Thing to Heaven" – 3:44
"Am I Losing You" (Barry Leng, Gerry Morris) – 3:20
"Get Your Love Back" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) – 3:56
"Only a Child in Your Eyes" – 3:07
Personnel
Amii Stewart – vocals
Jimmy Chambers – backing vocals
Sheen – backing vocals
Tony Jackson – backing vocals
Gerry Morris – bass guitar, backing vocals
Adrian Sheppard, Peter Boita – drums
Alan Murphy – guitar
Barry Leng – guitar, backing vocals
Ian Hughes – keyboards
Pete Arnesen – keyboards
Simon May – keyboards
Glyn Thomas – percussion
Ken Freeman – synthesizer
Production
Producer – Barry Leng
Brass arrangement – Ken Freeman
String arrangement – Ian Hughes
Engineering (Marquee Studio) – John Eden, Phil Harding, Steve Holroyd
Engineering (Red Bus Studio) – Geoff Calver, Tony Swain
Engineering (T. W. Studio) – Alan Winstanley
Engineering (Utopia Studio) – Greg Walsh, John Mackswith
Mastering – Ian Cooper
Recorded at T. W. Studio, Utopia Studio, Marquee Studio and Red Bus Studio