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"On and On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song, from his debut album Careless, became a major hit, peaking at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spending 28 weeks on the chart.[1] In Canada, the song peaked at number 6.[2]

"On and On"
Side A of the US single
Single by Stephen Bishop
from the album Careless
B-side	"Little Italy"
Released	May 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:00
Label	ABC Records
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Bishop
Producer(s)	Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop singles chronology
"Save It for a Rainy Day" (1976) "On and On" (1977) "Never Letting Go" (1977)

On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, "On and On" peaked at number two.[3] It reached number three on the corresponding Canadian chart.

Despite failing to crack the top ten, it was the 30th ranked single on the Billboard magazine year-end chart for 1977 as a result of its almost seven-month chart run.[4]

Personnel

• Stephen Bishop – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis – electric piano
• Andrew Gold – electric guitar
• Michael Staton – steel guitar
• Mac Cridlin – bass
• Larry Brown – drums
• Victor Feldman – percussion, vibraphone, marimba

Track listing

US 7" single

A. "On and On" - 3:00

B. "Little Italy" - 3:35

Chart performance

Popular culture

The song was featured in the films:

• Anger Management
• How to Deal
• The Hitcher
• Margot at the Wedding
• My Friend Dahmer
• Remarkable Power.

Cover versions

• Kenny Rankin covered "On and On" in 1977. His version charted concurrently with Stephen Bishop's original, reaching No. 110 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under chart.
• British reggae group Aswad took their version of the song to No. 25 in the UK in August 1989.[12]
• Jonathan Coulton covered the song on his album Some Guys, released in 2019.

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• Stephen Bishop - On and On on YouTube

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