Show and Tell (song)

"Show And Tell"
"Show And Tell"
Single by Al Wilson
from the album Show and Tell
B-side	"Listen to Me"
Released	August 1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Soul; pop;
Length	3:30
Label	Rocky Road
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Fuller
Al Wilson singles chronology

"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. ^[4]

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.^[5] Wilson's version also made #10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1973-1974)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	57
Canada RPM Top Singles^[7]	7
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[8]	21
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[9]	10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[10]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)	Position
Canada^[11]	58
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	15
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening^[12]	28
U.S. Billboard R&B ^[9]	84
U.S. Cash Box ^[13]	1

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.^[14]
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.
^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1999). "Shafts: Macho Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 98. ISBN 031214704X.
^ ^a ^b Breihan, Tom (May 3, 2019). "The Number Ones: Al Wilson's "Show And Tell"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 19, 2023. Sugary pop ballads like "Show And Tell" were nothing new...And Wilson sounds good on the song, giving a thoroughly professional soul-singer performance.
^ 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. 1974-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-02-16. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
^ ^a ^b "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. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 90.

External links

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[1] "Al Wilson - Show And Tell". 45cat.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[Breithaupt_1996-2] Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1999). "Shafts: Macho Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 98. ISBN 031214704X.

[Breihan_2019-3] Breihan, Tom (May 3, 2019). "The Number Ones: Al Wilson's "Show And Tell"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 19, 2023. Sugary pop ballads like "Show And Tell" were nothing new...And Wilson sounds good on the song, giving a thoroughly professional soul-singer performance.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 161.

[5] Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974

[aus-6] 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.

[7] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

[8] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-02-16. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

[auto-9] "1974: The Top 100 Soul/Funk/Disco Singles - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[10] "Top 100 1974-01-26". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-07-27.

[11] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

[12] Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1974

[13] "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1974". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-16.

[14] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 90.

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v t e Peabo Bryson
Discography
Studio albums	Peabo (1976) Reaching for the Sky (1977) Crosswinds (1978) We're the Best of Friends (1979) Paradise (1980) I Am Love (1981) Born to Love (1983) Straight from the Heart (1984) Take No Prisoners (1985) Quiet Storm (1986) Positive (1988) All My Love (1989) Can You Stop the Rain (1991) Through the Fire (1994) Peace on Earth (1997) Unconditional Love (1999) Missing You (2007) Stand for Love (2018)
Live albums	Live & More (1980)
Singles	"What You Won't Do for Love" (1979) "Let the Feeling Flow" (1981) "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (1983) "I Just Came Here to Dance" (1984) "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (1984) "Without You" (1987) "Show & Tell" (1989) "Can You Stop the Rain" (1991) "A Whole New World" (1992) "By the Time This Night Is Over" (1993)