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On and On (Stephen Bishop song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Popular culture
The song was featured in the films:
*'Anger Management'
*'How to Deal'
*'The Hitcher'
*'Margot at the Wedding'
*'My Friend Dahmer'
*'Remarkable Power'.
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.
* Jonathan Coulton covered the song on his album 'Some Guys', released in 2019.
References
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