Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)

Dusty Springfield

About Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)

"A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" is a 1963 song issued as the B-side to Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas' hit single, "Heat Wave", released on the Gordy label. The song, written and produced by Vandellas cohorts, Holland–Dozier–Holland, is a song where a woman praises her lover for loving her after she "broke (his) heart and made (him) blue" saying afterwards "instead of hurting back" telling her he loved her. The song, while not released as a single, is regarded as a sixties classic with notable covers by Ike & Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Harry Nilsson and Cher, Juice Newton, Manfred Mann, and the Animals. Ike & Tina's version was the only version that became a charted hit peaking at #16 on the UK pop charts. 


Year:
1978
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I broke your heart
And I made you blue
Instead of hurting back
You said I love you
That very day you won my heart
And my love for you shall never part

You have such an understanding way
And I appreciate you need what I say
'Cause a love like yours don't come knock, knock, knock, knocking
Knock, knocking everyday

Although I treated you bad from the start
Without question you gave me your heart
No, a love like yours don't come knock, knock, knock, knocking
Knock, knocking everyday

It's the little things you do
Oh, that mean so much
So very, very much
(Consideration), I never knew
That is, until I met you
Believe me

You made my life complete
And I know our love with all of my mind
You can believe going to hold on tight
'Cause a love like yours don't come knock, knock, knock, knocking
Knock, knocking everyday

No, a love like yours don't come knock, knock, knock, knocking
Knock, knocking everyday

It's the little things you do
That mean so much
So very, very much
(Consideration), no I never knew
That is, until I met you
Believe me

You made my life complete
And I know our love with all of my mind
You can believe going to hold on tight
'Cause a love like yours don't come knock, knock, knock, knocking
Knock, knocking everyday
I said a love like yours, it don't come knocking
Knock, knocking everyday
I said a love like yours, it don't come, it don't come knocking
Knock, knocking everyday
'Cause a love like yours, it don't come knocking

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Dusty Springfield

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive sensual sound, she was an important blue-eyed soul singer, and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen on the United Kingdom Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. She is a member of both the US Rock and Roll and UK Music Halls of Fame. International polls have named Springfield among the best female rock artists of all time. Her image, supported by a peroxide blonde beehive hairstyle, evening gowns, and heavy make-up, made her an icon of the … more »

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Written by: JR., BRIAN HOLLAND, EDWARD HOLLAND, EDWARD, JR. HOLLAND, LAMONT DOZIER, LAMONT HERBERT DOZIER

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10 facts about this song

Song Information
"Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" is part of the soul genre, performing by the famous British singer Dusty Springfield.
Release Information
The song was released in 1968 as part of Dusty Springfield's album entitled "Dusty... Definitely".
Writer Details
The song was written by Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, and Lamont Dozier, who were a renowned songwriting team known as Holland–Dozier–Holland.
Genre Impact
This song, like most of Dusty Springfield's work, played a crucial role in establishing the acceptance and popularity of soul music in the United Kingdom.
Song Reviews
The song, while not as commercially successful as some of her other hits, is still highly praised by critics and fans for Dusty's vocal styling and the songwriting skill of Holland–Dozier–Holland.
Original Record Version
Initially, this song was recorded by the great American girl group, "The Supremes" in the mid-1960s before Dusty covered it.
Previous Album
This song is included in Dusty Springfield's fifth studio album; the previous one was titled "Where Am I Going" released in 1967.
Other Artists' Cover
Apart from Dusty Springfield, the song has also been covered by other well-known artists, including Ike & Tina Turner.
Springfield's Music Influence
Dusty Springfield is known for bridging the gap between pop and soul genres of her time, and "Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" undoubtedly adds to this reputation.
Dusty's Recognition
Dusty Springfield is known as "The Queen of blue-eyed soul," and this song is a testament to her soulful voice and dramatic delivery.

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