Show and Tell (song)

"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.

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. Wilson's version also made #10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

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.
 * 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".