Touch a Hand, Make a Friend

"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" is a song written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton, and first recorded by The Staple Singers on their album Be What You Are.[1] "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 in 1973.[2]

Chart performance
Chart (1974) Peak
position
US Billboard Easy Listening[3] 27
US Billboard Hot 100 23
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 3

The Oak Ridge Boys version
"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"
Single by The Oak Ridge Boys
from the album Step On Out
B-side"Only One I Love"
ReleasedAugust 3, 1985
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelMCA
Songwriter(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.[4] It was their thirteenth number one on the country chart.[5]

Weekly charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1985) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 38

References
  1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 547.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 230.
  4. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 252.
  6. "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.


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