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"Don't Knock My Love" is a hit song performed by R&B singer Wilson Pickett and written by Pickett with Brad Shapiro. Released in the spring of 1971 from the album of the same title, it spent a week at number-one on the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles Chart and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.[1] The song, which was produced under a funk tempo was Pickett's last number-one single and one of his last hits for Atlantic Records.

"Don't Knock My Love"
Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
from the album Diana & Marvin
B-side	"Just Say, Just Say"
Released	1974
Recorded	1971
Genre	Soul
Length	2:13
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Wilson Pickett, Brad Shapiro
Producer(s)	Hal Davis
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"You Are Everything" (1974) "Don't Knock My Love" (1974) "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" (1974)

"Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1"
Single by Wilson Pickett
from the album Don't Knock My Love
B-side	"Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 2"
Released	April 1971
Genre	Soul
Length	2:13
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Wilson Pickett, Brad Shapiro
Producer(s)	Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett singles chronology
"Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You" (1971) "Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1" (1971) "Call My Name, I'll Be There" (1971)

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version

The best known cover version of this song was recorded by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye for their 1973 duet album, Diana & Marvin. It peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and #25 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart.[2] Outrside the US, the duo had a #1 hit in Brazil with their cover.

Personnel

Wilson Pickett version

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

Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye version

• Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross
• Background vocals by assorted singers
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
• Produced by Hal Davis

Other Versions

• In 1980, Lou Christie and Pia Zadora recorded a version as a non-album single on the Mindsong Music label.
• In 1994, Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens recorded a version for the 1994 album Kate Ceberano and Friends.

References

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«Don’t Knock My Love» — песня, записанная американским певцом Уилсоном Пикеттом в 1971 году. Была написана им же в соавторстве с Брэдом Шапиро. Песня была выпущена в качестве сингла с одноимённого студийного альбома певца в 1971 году. Песня смогла возглавить чарт Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles и заняла 13 место в чарте Billboard Hot 100.

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