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Tier 2 · legacy legend
Frederick Knight
Person · male · United States · Birmingham · born 1944 · recording since 1971
American musician
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Also known as Frederic Knight · Frederick Douglas Knight · Fredericks Knight · フレデリック・ナイト
Timeline
4 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Throw the Switch / I Know Where I’ve Been
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography216 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1322584092
Biography
Frederick Knight (born August 15, 1944) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Biography
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. The song was on the chart for 10 weeks and reached number 22. 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.
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. 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".
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.
Studio albums
I've Been Lonely for So Long (Stax Records, 1973)
Knight Kap (Juana Records, 1977)
Let the Sunshine In (Juana Records, 1978)
Knight Time (Juana Records, 1981)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:52
A1I’ve Been Lonely for So Long3:20A2This Is My Song of Love to You3:14A3Take Me on Home Witcha3:20A4Friend3:28A5I Let My Chance Go By3:54A6Your Love’s All Over Me2:46B1Pick’Um Up, Put’Um Down3:21B2Now That I’ve Found You3:02B3Lean on Me3:04B4Trouble3:09B5Someday We’ll Be Together4:141978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 34:38
A1If You Love Your Baby6:16A2Bundle of Love4:15A3Let the Sunshine In5:36A4Another Knight for Love1:15B1My Music Makes Me Feel Good4:40B2You Can't Deny Me4:50B3Raise Your Hand3:55B4You and Me3:51
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Throw the Switch / I Know Where I’ve BeenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAThrow the Switch BI Know Where I’ve Been | July 1971 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Frederick Knight head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6cf0b181-9c73-4e48-8527-e96bc5beb39bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6cf0b181-9c73-4e48-8527-e96bc5beb39bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5498216seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Knight_%28singer%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Knight_%28singer%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of soul musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: soul
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Wikidata: Q5498216 · MusicBrainz: 6cf0b181-9c73-4e48-8527-e96bc5beb39b
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