Show and Tell (song)
| "Show And Tell" | ||||
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| Single by Al Wilson | ||||
| from the album Show and Tell | ||||
| B-side | "Listen to Me" | |||
| Released | 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. 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 Cashbox Magazine Number One Single of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the No. 15 song for 1974.[1] Wilson's version also made No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
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.[2]
The song is 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
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974
- ↑ 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 R&B Songs number-one single (Peabo Bryson version) July 1, 1989 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Keep on Movin'" by Soul II Soul |
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