Somebody's Knockin'

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"Somebody's Knockin'"
Somebody's Knockin' Terri Gibbs.jpg
Single by Terri Gibbs
from the album Somebody's Knockin'
B-side "Some Days It Rains All Night Long" [1]
ReleasedOctober 1980 (1980-10)
Genre Country
Length2:56
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Ed Penney, Jerry Gillespie
Producer(s) Ed Penney
Terri Gibbs singles chronology
"Somebody's Knockin'"
(1980)
"Rich Man"
(1981)
Music video
"Somebody's Knockin'" on YouTube

"Somebody's Knockin'" is a song recorded by American country music singer Terri Gibbs. It was released in October 1980 as her debut single and title track from her album Somebody's Knockin'. It was co-written by Jerry Gillespie and Ed Penney. Penney was a record company executive who liked Gibbs's voice when he first heard her audition tape, but felt she needed stronger material. [2] Penney was a former Boston disc jockey who had promoted records and written a number of songs before moving to Nashville. [3] He was the producer of "Somebody's Knockin'" and became Terri Gibbs's manager. [4]

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Critical reception

An uncredited review in Billboard praised Gibbs' "unusual vocal sound" and the "Louisiana-flavored production". [5]

The song's success led to Gibbs winning the 1981 Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist award, and the first Horizon (now New Artist) Award from the Country Music Association. [6]

It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. [7]

Chart performance

Chart (1980–1981)Peak
position
Australia (KMR) [8] 52
Canadian RPM Top Singles20
Canadian RPM Country Tracks2
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary14
New Zealand (RIANZ) [9] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles [1] 8
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [10] 3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [11] 10
Year-end chart (1981)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [12] 51

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