Touch a Hand, Make a Friend

"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" is a 1974 single written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton, and recorded by The Staple Singers. "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" was one of The Staple Singers most successful singles and peaked at number three on the soul chart and number twenty-three on the Hot 100.^[1]

The Oak Ridge Boys versions

"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"

Single by The Oak Ridge Boys

from the album Step On Out

B-side

"Only One I Love"

Released

August 3, 1985

Genre

Country

Length

3:32

Label

MCA

Writer(s)

Homer Banks
Raymond Jackson
Carl Hampton

Producer(s)

Ron Chancey

The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology

"Little Things"
(1985)

"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"
(1985)

"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"
(1985)

The Oak Ridge Boys released the song in August 1985 as the second single from their album Step On Out. It was their thirteenth number one on the country chart.^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 547.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 252.

Preceded by "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine" by Juice Newton	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 26, 1985	Succeeded by "Some Fools Never Learn" by Steve Wariner
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 2, 1985

The Staple Singers

Pops Staples Cleotha Staples Pervis Staples Yvonne Staples Mavis Staples

Studio albums	The Staple Swingers (1971) Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972) Be What You Are (1973) Let's Do It Again (1975)

Singles	"Respect Yourself" "I'll Take You There" "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Let's Do It Again"

The Oak Ridge Boys

Duane Allen Joe Bonsall William Lee Golden Richard Sterban

Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Long Haul Revival Voices From the Heart Colors The Journey Common Thread Front Row Seats A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural Back Home Again: Gospel Favorites

Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas

Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"

Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)

Related articles	Discography MCA Records RCA Records Steve Sanders (musician)

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