Terri Gibbs - Somebody´s Knockin´ (1981)

Teresa Fay "Terri" Gibbs (born June 15, 1954) is an American country music artist who was born blind.

Gibbs was born in Miami, Florida but raised in the Augusta, Georgia suburb of Grovetown. Born blind, she learned to play piano at age three. As a child, she sang in the church choir and at talent contests, and at age seventeen, she opened for Bill Anderson. Her parents wanted her to be treated no differently from sighted people and she was sent to public school, graduating from Butler High School in Augusta in 1972. She performed in and around the Augusta area and eventually, she met Chet Atkins, who advised her to move to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a country music career, which she did at age eighteen. After failing to find a record deal, she returned to Miami and joined a band called Sound Dimension. She continued to perform locally, later forming a band called the Terri Gibbs Trio, which performed at a Steak & Ale in Augusta, Georgia. Gibbs then sent a demo tape to record producer Ed Penney of MCA Records, signing to the label in 1980. Penney was a former Boston disc jockey and a long-time songwriter. He liked her voice on her demo, but felt she needed stronger material. He co-wrote "Somebody's Knockin'" for her and also produced the song. This song was a crossover hit upon its 1980 release, reaching No.13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was followed by "Rich Man", a No. 19 country hit. "Somebody's Knockin'", was also the title of her 1981 debut album, which won the Academy of Country Music's Top New Female Vocalist award. She was also the first winner of the Country Music Association's Horizon Award (which is awarded to emerging artists), and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for "Somebody's Knockin'."

This first full-length offering from the singer is a pleasant addition to any country music album collection. The title track, "Somebody's Knockin'" will probably be the favorite for many.

Track listing

01.  "Somebody's Knockin'"  (Ed Penney, Jerry Gillespie)  - 2:52 
02.  "Some Days It Rains All Night Long"   (Ed Penney)  - 2:57 
03.  "Plans"   (Rob Parsons)   3:02 
04.  "Wishing Well"   (David Hensley, Terri Gibbs)  - 2:58 
05.  "Rich Man"   (Ed Mattson)  - 3:13 
06.  "It's True"  (Carol Anderson, Gary Stewart, Mary Beth Anderson)  - 3:25 
07.  "Wasted Love"   (Ed Penney, Rob Parsons)  - 3:12 
08.  "Tell Me That You Love Me"   (Buzz Cason, Steve Gibb)  - 3:29 
09.  "I Won't Cry In Dallas Anymore"   (Ed Penney, Rob Parsons)  - 3:13 
10.  "Magic Time"   (Ed Penney, Rory Bourke)  - 2:54 

Credits
Vocals - Terri Gibbs
Keyboard Instruments - Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Upright & Electric Bass - Bob Moore
Acoustic Guitar - Harold Bradley, Jerry Gillespie, Dave Kirby, james Capps
Drums - Jerry Kroon
Electric Guitars - Dale Sellars, james Capps
Steel Guitar, Dobro - Sonny Garrish
Harmonica, Percussion - Terry Mcmillan
Background Vocals - Carol Anderson, Mary Beth Anderson, Vicki Hampton
Session Leader - Sonny Garrish
String Arrangements by: Bill Justis for The Sheldon Kurland Strings
Engineered by: Jim Wiliamson
Mastered by: Denny Purcell at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN.

Notes
Recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios Nashville, TN.
Genre:  Country Pop
Length: 30:31
Label:  MCA Records

© 1981