1953 single by Eddie Fisher
"With These Hands" is a song written by Benny Davis and Abner Silver and performed by Eddie Fisher featuring Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra. It reached number 7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1953.[1]
The song ranked number 28 on Billboard magazine's Top 30 singles of 1953.[2]
Other versions
The following additional artists have released recordings of the song:
- The Mariners, release as a single in 1951, though it did not chart[5]
- Jo Stafford and Nelson Eddy featuring Paul Weston and His Orchestra, released as a single in 1951, though it did not chart.[6]
- Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, released as the B-side to their 1951 single "Lonesome and Sorry"[7]
- Charlie Kunz, on his 1953 EP[8]
- Bob Haymes featuring Jimmy Carroll and His Orchestra, released as a single in 1954, though it did not chart[9]
- Johnnie Ray, on his 1954 album At the London Palladium[10]
- Jerry Lewis featuring Jack Pleis and His Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1957 single "My Mammy".[11]
- Mantovani and His Orchestra, on their 1959 album Songs to Remember[12]
- Roger Williams, on his 1959 album With These Hands[13]
- Fela Sowande and His Quiet Rhythm, on their 1961 album Softly, Softly[14]
- Richard Tucker, released as the B-side to his 1962 single "The Exodus Song"[15]
- The Bachelors, on their 1964 album The Bachelors and 16 Great Songs[16]
- P. J. Proby, on his 1965 album P. J. Proby[17]
- The Harold Betters Sound, on his 1966 album Ram-Bunk-Shush[18]
- Sarah Vaughan, on her 1966 album The New Scene[19]
- The Temptations, on their 1967 album The Temptations in a Mellow Mood[20]
- Dionne Warwick, as part of a medley with "One Hand, One Heart" on her 1967 album On Stage and in the Movies[21]
- Hugh X. Lewis, as the B-side to his 1968 single "War Is Hell"[22]
- Jackie Wilson, on his 1968 album Do Your Thing[23]
- The Artistics, on their 1969 album What Happened[24]
- The Delfonics, on their 1969 album Sound of Sexy Soul[25]
- Les McCann, released as a single in 1969, though it did not chart[26]
- The Manhattans, on their 1970 album With These Hands[27]
- Frankie Vaughan, released as the B-side to his 1970 single "I'll Give You Three Guesses"[28]
- Jim Nabors, on his 1971 album For the Good Times - The Jim Nabors Hour[29]
- John Davidson, on his 1976 album Every Time I Sing a Love Song[30]
- Tammy Jones, on her 1978 album The Best of Tammy Jones[31]
- Lee Lawrence featuring Bruce Campbell and His Orchestra, on his 1983 album Fascination[32]
- André Hazes, on his 1984 album Zoals U Wenst Mevrouw![33]
- Matt Monro, on his 1989 album A Time for Love[34]
- Joe Sample featuring Howard Hewett, on his 2002 album The Pecan Tree[35]