Show and Tell (song)
"Show and Tell" is a popular song written by Jerry Fuller and first recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1972. This original version made it to #36 on the Easy Listening chart. [2]
"Show And Tell" | ||||
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Single by Al Wilson | ||||
from the album Show and Tell | ||||
B-side | "Listen to Me" | |||
Released | August 1973[1] | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Soul, pop | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | Rocky Road | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
Al Wilson singles chronology | ||||
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Al Wilson version
A 1973 recording of the song by Al Wilson reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week on January 19, 1974; it sold over two million copies and was named a Cash Box Number One Single of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the No. 15 song for 1974.[3] Wilson's version also made No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Chart (1973-74) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4] | 10 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] | 1 |
Other cover versions
- Engelbert Humperdinck in 1974 on his album "My Love".
- Peabo Bryson had a No. 1 R&B hit with his version of the song in 1989. Bryson's version did not chart on the Hot 100.[9]
- American singer/actress Vanessa Williams covered the song for her 2005 studio album Everlasting Love.
In popular culture
- The song was often played by Paul Shaffer and The CBS Orchestra on the Late Show with David Letterman for the segment "Show & Tell".
- Wilson's version can be heard on TV show Malcolm in the Middle's episode "Forbidden Girlfriend".
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References
- http://www.45cat.com/record/30073
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 161.
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974
- https://rateyourmusic.com/list/goldwax317/1974__the_top_100_soul_funk_disco_singles/
- "Top 100 1974-01-26". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- 1974: The Top 100 Soul/Funk/Disco Singles
- "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1974". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 90.
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