On and On (Stephen Bishop song)

"On and On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song, from his debut album Careless, became a major hit, peaking at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spending 28 weeks on the chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 6.

On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, "On and On" peaked at number two. It reached number three on the corresponding Canadian chart.

Despite failing to crack the top ten, it was the 30th ranked single on the Billboard magazine year-end chart for 1977 as a result of its almost seven-month chart run.

Personnel

 * Stephen Bishop – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
 * John Barlow Jarvis – electric piano
 * Andrew Gold – electric guitar
 * Michael Staton – steel guitar
 * Mac Cridlin – bass
 * Larry Brown – drums
 * Victor Feldman – percussion, vibraphone, marimba

Track listing

 * US 7" single
 * A. "On and On" - 3:00
 * B. "Little Italy" - 3:35

Cover versions

 * Kenny Rankin covered "On and On" in 1977. His version charted concurrently with Stephen Bishop's original, reaching No. 110 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under chart.
 * British reggae group Aswad took their version of the song to No. 25 in the UK in August 1989.