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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. [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 | 3:30 | |||
| 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 #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 #1 Single of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the #15 song for 1974.[3] Wilson's version also made #10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Other cover versions
- Engelbert Humperdinck in 1974 on his album My Love.
- Peabo Bryson had a #1 R&B hit with it in 1989. Bryson's rendition did not chart on the Hot 100.[12]
- American singer/actress Vanessa Williams 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".
References
- "Al Wilson - Show And Tell". 45cat.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 161.
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 340. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-02-09. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-02-23. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- "1974: The Top 100 Soul/Funk/Disco Singles - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "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.
- Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1974
- "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.
External links
- Lyrics of this song
- Al Wilson – Show and Tell on YouTube
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