Released April 1971 Length 2:13 | Genre Soul Label Atlantic | |
B-side "Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 2" Writer(s) Wilson Pickett, Brad Shapiro | ||
"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. The song, which was produced under a funk tempo, would be Pickett's last number-one single and one of his last hits for Atlantic Records.
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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, and also gave the duo a #1 hit in Brazil.
Wilson Pickett version
Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye version
Other Versions
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