Knock Three Times (album)

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Knock Three Times
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Studio album by
Released1971
Genre Country
Label Cartwheel
Producer Ron Chancey
Billy "Crash" Craddock chronology
I'm Tore Up
(1964)
Knock Three Times
(1971)
You Better Move On
(1971)

Knock Three Times is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. [1] It was released on Cartwheel Records in 1971. It was re-released in 1973 on ABC Records. The album featured Craddock's first top ten hit, "Knock Three Times".

Track listing

  1. "Knock Three Times" (Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown) - 2:30
  2. "Country Pride" (Dale Morris, J. Sahnger) - 2:58
  3. "Hide and Seek" (Ethel Byrd, Paul Winley) - 2:11
  4. "Confidence and Common Sense" (Durwood Haddock) - 2:45
  5. "Home in Tennessee" (Conrad Pierce) - 2:10
  6. "Mention My Name" (Ron Chancey) - 2:39
  7. "Lonely Boy" (Paul Anka) - 2:26
  8. "I Ran Out of Time" (Dale Morris) - 2:23
  9. "Treat Her Right" (Roy Head) - 2:09
  10. "The Best I Ever Had" (Dale Morris, Ron Chancey) - 2:50

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References

  1. "Knock Three Times". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.