<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Bells Are Ringing" (1952) </Td> <Td> "I Hear You Knocking" (1955) </Td> <Td> "One Night" (1956) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Bells Are Ringing" (1952) </Td> <Td> "I Hear You Knocking" (1955) </Td> <Td> "One Night" (1956) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I Hear You Knocking" (or "I Hear You Knockin"') is a rhythm and blues song written by Dave Bartholomew . New Orleans rhythm and blues singer Smiley Lewis first recorded the song in 1955 . The lyrics tell of the return of a former lover who is rebuffed and Huey "Piano" Smith provided the prominent piano accompaniment in the style associated with Fats Domino . </P> <P> "I Hear You Knocking" reached number two on the Billboard R&B singles chart in 1955, making it Lewis's most popular and best - known song . Subsequently, numerous artists have recorded it, including Welsh singer and guitarist Dave Edmunds, whose version reached number one in the UK for six weeks in 1970 and was in the top 10 in several other countries . </P>

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