Eddie Floyd

Songs Performed or Written by Eddie FloydTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Eddie Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including a No. 1 R&B hit song, "Knock on Wood". == Early life and education == Floyd was born in Montgomery, Alabama, to Florence Floyd, a nurse, and Prince Edward, a steelworker. He had four siblings: Joe, Benny, Dave, and Louise. In 1950, at age thirteen, Floyd was sent... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Knock on Wood - #2: 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - #3: Knock on Wood - #4: Knock on Wood / Light My Fire (remix) - #5: Bring It On Home to Me
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  Carla Thomas
1.
06/1965

Stop! Look What You're Doing
Carla Thomas

10 pts
92
US




30
R&B




[Stax 172]
written by Alvertis Isbell & Eddie Floyd greentick
  Solomon Burke
2.
08/1965

Someone Is Watching
Solomon Burke

13 pts
89
US




24
R&B




[Atlantic 2299]
written by Solomon Burke, Eddie Floyd greentick & Alvertis Isbell
  Wilson Pickett
3.
02/1966

#2  634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
Wilson Pickett

from The Exciting Wilson Pickett   The Exciting Wilson Pickett
123 pts
13
US




1
R&B


36
UK
[Atlantic 2320]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)
4.
05/1966

Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)
Wilson Pickett

from The Exciting Wilson Pickett   The Exciting Wilson Pickett
25 pts
53
US




13
R&B




[Atlantic 2334]
written by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd greentick & Wilson Pickett
  Eddie Floyd
5.
08/1966

#3  Knock on Wood
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Knock on Wood   
116 pts
28
US




1
R&B


19
UK
[Stax 194]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
6.
02/1967

Raise Your Hand
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Knock on Wood   
38 pts
79
US




16
R&B


42
UK
[Stax 208]
written by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd greentick & Alvertis Isbell
  Otis Redding
7.
04/1967

I Love You More Than Words Can Say
Otis Redding

from The Dock of the Bay   The Dock of the Bay
14 pts
78
US




30
R&B




[Volt 146]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Booker T. Jones
  Carla Thomas
8.
06/1967

I'll Always Have Faith in You
Carla Thomas

from The Queen Alone   
19 pts
85
US




11
R&B




[Stax 222]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Alvertis Isbell
  Eddie Floyd
9.
07/1967

Don't Rock the Boat
Eddie Floyd greentick

6 pts
98
US










[Stax 219]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Joe Shamwell
  Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
10.
08/1967

Knock on Wood
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

from King & Queen   King & Queen
74 pts
30
US




8
R&B


35
UK
[Stax 228]
written by Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd greentick
  Eddie Floyd
11.
08/1967

Things Get Better
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Rare Stamps   
30 pts










31
UK
written by Eddie Floyd greentick, Steve Cropper & Wayne Jackson
12.
08/1967

Love Is a Doggone Good Thing
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Rare Stamps   
10 pts
97
US




30
R&B




[Stax 223]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
13.
10/1967

On a Saturday Night
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Rare Stamps   
13 pts
92
US




22
R&B




[Stax 233]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
14.
03/1968

Big Bird
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Rare Stamps   
18 pts
132
US








53
UK
[Stax 246]
written by Booker T. Jones & Eddie Floyd greentick
  Oscar Toney Jr.
15.
04/1968

Never Get Enough of Your Love
Oscar Toney Jr.

6 pts
95
US










[Bell 714]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick
  Sam & Dave
16.
05/1968

You Don't Know What You Mean to Me
Sam & Dave

from The Best of Sam & Dave   The Best of Sam & Dave
40 pts
48
US




20
R&B


50
UK
[Atlantic 2517]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  Eddie Floyd
17.
07/1968

I've Never Found a Girl (to Love Me Like You Do)
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Never Found a Girl   
47 pts
40
US




2
R&B




[Stax 0002]
written by Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd greentick & Alvertis Isbell
Bring It On Home to Me
18.
10/1968

#5  Bring It On Home to Me
Eddie Floyd greentick

80 pts
17
US




4
R&B




[Stax 0012]
written by Sam Cooke
  Ollie & the Nightingales
19.
12/1968

You're Leaving Me
Ollie & the Nightingales

from Ollie & The Nightingales   
2 pts






47
R&B




[Stax 0014]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick, Alvertis Isbell & Booker T. Jones
  Eddie Floyd
20.
02/1969

I've Got to Have Your Love
Eddie Floyd greentick

6 pts
102
US




50
R&B




[Stax 0025]
written by Booker T. Jones & Eddie Floyd greentick
21.
06/1969

Don't Tell Your Mama Where You've Been
Eddie Floyd greentick

18 pts
73
US




18
R&B




[Stax 0036]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick
  William Bell & Carla Thomas
22.
07/1969

I Need You Woman
William Bell & Carla Thomas

4 pts
106
US










[Stax 0044]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  Eddie Floyd & Mavis Staples
23.
07/1969

Never, Never Let You Go
Eddie Floyd & Mavis Staples

from Boy Meets Girl   
4 pts
107
US










[Stax 0041]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Booker T. Jones
  Eddie Floyd
24.
11/1969

Why Is the Wine Sweeter (On the Other Side)
Eddie Floyd greentick

from California Girl   
10 pts
98
US




30
R&B




[Stax 0051]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Booker T. Jones
25.
02/1970

California Girl
Eddie Floyd greentick

from California Girl   
30 pts
45
US




11
R&B




[Stax 0060]
written by Booker T. Jones & Eddie Floyd greentick
My Girl
26.
07/1970

My Girl
Eddie Floyd greentick

6 pts
116
US




43
R&B




[Stax 0072]
written by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White
27.
10/1970

The Best Years of My Life
Eddie Floyd greentick

8 pts
118
US




29
R&B




[Stax 0077]
written by Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd greentick
28.
09/1971

Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Eddie Floyd greentick

4 pts






33
R&B




[Stax 0095]
written by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd greentick & Mack Rice
29.
02/1972

Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)
Eddie Floyd greentick

6 pts
122
US




49
R&B




[Stax 0109]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick, Mack Rice & Steve Cropper
  Esther Phillips
30.
12/1972

I've Never Found a Man (To Love Me Like You Do)
Esther Phillips

from Along Again, Naturally   
13 pts
106
US




17
R&B




[Kudu 910]
written by Alvertis Isbell, Booker T. Jones & Eddie Floyd greentick
  Eddie Floyd
31.
08/1973

Check Me Out
Eddie Floyd greentick

2 pts






58
R&B




[Stax 0171]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick
  The Emotions [female R&B trio]
32.
09/1973

Runnin' Back (And Forth)
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

1 pts






91
R&B




[Volt 4095]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Mack Rice
  Eddie Floyd
33.
09/1973

Baby, Lay Your Head Down, (Gently On My Bed)
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Baby Lay Your Head Down   
2 pts






50
R&B




[Stax 0171]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick, Al Jackson, Duck Dunn & Steve Cropper
34.
08/1974

Soul Street
Eddie Floyd greentick

from Soul Street   
1 pts






65
R&B




[Stax 0216]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Carl Smith
  David Bowie
35.
09/1974

Knock on Wood
David Bowie

from David Live   David Live
77 pts










10
UK
live
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  King Floyd & Dorothy Moore
36.
10/1975

We Can Love
King Floyd & Dorothy Moore

1 pts






76
R&B




[Chimneyville 10207]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  The Trammps
37.
05/1976

Ninety-Nine and a Half
The Trammps

from Where the Happy People Go   
18 pts
105
US


8
dance
76
R&B




[Atlantic 3365]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick, Steve Cropper & Wilson Pickett
  Dorothy Moore & Eddie Floyd
38.
02/1977

We Should Really Be in Love
Dorothy Moore & Eddie Floyd

1 pts






74
R&B




[Malaco 1040]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  Jimmie Peters
39.
02/1978

634-5789
Jimmie Peters

1 pts


75
ctry








[Mercury 55016]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  The Memphis Horns
40.
07/1978

Our Love Will Survive
The Memphis Horns

from Band II   
3 pts






42
R&B




[RCA 11309]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick, James Mitchell, Roland Kirk & S. Floyd
  Amii Stewart
41.
01/1979

#1  Knock on Wood
Amii Stewart

from Knock on Wood   
352 pts
1
US


5
dance
6
R&B


6
UK
[Ariola America 7736]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  Johnny Van Zant Band
42.
10/1980

634-5789
Johnny Van Zant Band

from No More Dirty Deals   
3 pts
105
US










[Polydor 2126]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  Marlow Tackett
43.
10/1982

634-5789
Marlow Tackett

2 pts


54
ctry








[RCA 13347]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  Razzy Bailey
44.
08/1984

Knock on Wood
Razzy Bailey

from Cut from a Different Stone   
3 pts


29
ctry








[MCA 52421]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper
  Stars on 45/Starsound
45.
08/1985

The Sam & Dave Medley
Stars on 45/Starsound

1 pts






92
R&B




featuring Sam & Dave
[21 Records 99636]
written by Eddie Floyd greentick, Steve Cropper, Isaac Hayes & David Porter
  Amii Stewart
46.
08/1985

#4  Knock on Wood / Light My Fire (remix)
Amii Stewart

from The Hits   
97 pts










7
UK
written by Eddie Floyd greentick, Steve Cropper, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore
  Bruce Springsteen
47.
12/1986

Raise Your Hand
Bruce Springsteen

from Live: 1975-85   Live: 1975-85
3 pts








44
rock


as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
live
written by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd greentick & Alvertis Isbell
  Sherree Ford-Payne
48.
05/1996

Shoulda Coulda Woulda
Sherree Ford-Payne

from Sherree Ford-Payne   
3 pts










135
UK
written by Sherree Ford-Payne, Howie Tee, Alex Spanador Mosely, Eddie Floyd greentick, John Bautista, Lou Reed, Raphael Wiggins, Steve Cropper & Will Harris
  Big Daddy Kane
49.
10/1998

Uncut, Pure
Big Daddy Kane

from Veteranz Day   Veteranz Day
5 pts
111
US




60
R&B




[Mercury 371700]
written by Big Daddy Kane, Eddie Floyd greentick, Mack Rice & Rufus Thomas
  Mary Griffin
50.
03/1999

Knock on Wood
Mary Griffin

from 54: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture   54: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture
3 pts










110
UK
written by Eddie Floyd greentick & Steve Cropper


See also...

Dorothy Moore & Eddie FloydEddie Floyd & Mavis StaplesThe Falcons


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