Show and Tell (song)
This article is about the 1972 popular song. For other songs with the same title, see Show and tell (disambiguation).
| "Show And Tell" | ||||
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| Single by Al Wilson | ||||
| from the album Show and Tell | ||||
| B-side | "Listen to Me" | |||
| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Format | 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Soul, pop | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | Rocky Road | |||
| Writer(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
| Certification | Gold (U.S.) | |||
| Al Wilson singles chronology | ||||
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"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. [1]
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.[2] Wilson's version also made No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
| Chart (1973-74)
Al Wilson version |
Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening chart | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 10 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1974) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada [4] | 58 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
| U.S. Cash Box [5] | 1 |
Other cover versions
- 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.[6]
- 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 Schaffer 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.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 161.
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19740126.html
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3893a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1974YESP.html
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 90.
| Preceded by "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Al Wilson version) January 19, 1974 (one week) |
Succeeded by "You're Sixteen" by Ringo Starr |
| Preceded by "Have You Had Your Love Today" by The O'Jays |
Billboard's Hot Black Singles number-one single (Peabo Bryson version) July 1, 1989 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Keep On Movin'" by Soul II Soul |
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