"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne, is a song that was originally released by the Isley Brothers in 1959 and became a hit for teenage American actor Eddie Hodges in 1961. The song peaked at #12 at Billboard Hot 100 chart, and became a #1 hit in Canada, Australia, Sweden, and the Netherlands.
Cover versions Billy "Crash" Craddock, on his album Two Sides of "Crash", in 1972; it became a big country hit. Jimmy Osmond, in 1974, reached # 11 on the UK singles chart. Former Beatles drummer Pete Best in 1964, with his group, the Pete Best Four. 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%.
Chart performance
Eddie Hodges Chart (1961)PeakpositionCanada (CHUM Hit Parade)1Sweden (Tio i Topp)1
Billy "Crash" Craddock Chart (1972)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles5Canadian RPM Country Tracks1
Jimmy Osmond Chart (1974)PositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)93United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)11
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