The song held the top spot in the UK during the 1970 Christmas season.
Vintage vinyl copies and CD collections like EMI Gold are available through retailers like Thursday's Golden Goodies or eBay. Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking.mp3
Dave Edmunds’ 1970 version of is a landmark of rootsy rock and roll that became a worldwide smash, reaching #1 in the UK for six weeks and peaking at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. Originally written by Dave Bartholomew and recorded by Smiley Lewis in 1955, Edmunds transformed the piano-driven R&B original into a guitar-heavy anthem that eventually sold over three million copies. Production & Technical Insights The song held the top spot in the
A defining characteristic of the track is Edmunds’ "out-of-phase" vocal sound. This was achieved by recording his vocals through a telephone line , giving it a distant, mechanical quality that stood out on 1970s radio. Originally written by Dave Bartholomew and recorded by
