Frederick Knight | |
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Born | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | August 15, 1944
Occupation(s) |
Singer,
songwriter, record producer |
Frederick Knight (born August 15, 1944) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. [1]
Knight recorded with Mercury and Capitol in New York before signing with Stax Records in 1972. He had his only UK hit single, " I've Been Lonely for So Long", in 1972. [2] The song was on the chart for 10 weeks and reached number 22. [3] Lack of further chart activity leaves him labelled as a one-hit wonder. However, Knight did appear in the documentary film Wattstax, which was released in 1973. [4]
After Stax's demise Knight launched Juana Records, writing and producing The Controllers, and he had a UK Number 1 chart credit with Anita Ward's " Ring My Bell" in 1979. [2] Knight cut " I've Been Lonely for So Long" in Birmingham, Alabama, with a seasoned southern soul crew behind him, and hit again in 1975 with " I Betcha Didn't Know That". [1]
The song "Be for Real", written by Knight and originally performed by Marlena Shaw on her 1976 album, Just a Matter of Time, was covered by Leonard Cohen for his 1992 album The Future; and subsequently by The Afghan Whigs for the 1996 movie, Beautiful Girls.
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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US Pop [5] |
US R&B [5] |
UK [6] | |||
1972 | " I've Been Lonely for So Long" | 27 | 8 | 22 | |
"Trouble" | 102 | ― | ― | ||
1973 | "This Is My Song of Love to You" | ― | ― | ― | |
"Suzy" | ― | ― | ― | ||
1974 | "Passing Thru" | ― | ― | ― | |
1975 | "I Betcha Didn't Know That" | ― | 27 | ― | |
"I Wanna Play with You" | ― | ― | ― | ||
1976 | "I'm Falling in Love Again" | ― | ― | ― | |
"Claim to Fame" | ― | ― | ― | ||
"High Society" | ― | ― | ― | ||
1977 | "Staying Power" | ― | ― | ― | |
1978 | "Sweet Life" (with Fern Kinney) | ― | ― | ― | |
"Sit Down on Your Love" | ― | ― | ― | ||
1979 | "My Music Makes Me Feel Good" | ― | ― | ― | |
"If You Love Your Baby" | ― | ― | ― | ||
1981 | "Let Me Ring Your Bell Again" | ― | ― | ― | |
"The Old Songs" | ― | 74 | ― | ||
1983 | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | ― | ― | ― | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |