Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
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"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 |
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| Producer(s) | Ron Chancey | |||
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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
| Preceded by | 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 |
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Categories:
- 1974 singles
- 1985 singles
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- The Staple Singers songs
- The Oak Ridge Boys songs
- Songs written by Homer Banks
- Song recordings produced by Ron Chancey
- MCA Records singles
- Songs written by Raymond Jackson (songwriter)
- 1974 songs
- 1980s country song stubs
