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"Shake a Hand" is a 1953 song written by the trumpeter and bandleader Joe Morris and originally recorded by Faye Adams,[1] whose version stayed number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart for nine weeks.[2]

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"Shake a Hand"
Song by Faye Adams
B-side	"I've Got to Leave You"
Recorded	1953
Genre	R&B/gospel
Label	Herald Records
Songwriter(s)	Joe Morris
Faye Adams singles chronology
"Shake a Hand" "I'll Be True"

Background

The song, which has a strong gospel feel throughout, depicts a reassuring new lover making promises: "Just give me a chance, I'll take care of everything.[3]

Cover versions

• Red Foley (number 6 country, 1953)[4]
• Johnnie Ray (1956)[5]
• Pat Boone (on the 1957 album Pat)[6]
• The Mike Pedicin Quintet (number 71 pop, 1958)[7]
• Little Richard (on the 1959 album The Fabulous Little Richard)[8]
• LaVern Baker (number 13 R&B, 1960)[9]
• Jackie Wilson and Linda Hopkins (number 21 R&B, number 42 pop, 1963) [10][11]
• Freddie Scott (on the 1967 album Are You Lonely for Me?)[12]
• Magic Sam (1968, on the posthumous 1993 album Give Me Time)[13]
• Elvis Presley (on the 1975 album Today)[14]
• Ike & Tina Turner (on the 1985 album Golden Empire)[15]
• Lou Ann Barton (on the 1989 album Read My Lips)[16]
• Paul McCartney (on the 1999 album Run Devil Run)[17]

References

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