On and On (Stephen Bishop song)

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"On and On"
On and on by stephen bishop US single side-A.png
Side A of the US single
Single by Stephen Bishop
from the album Careless
B-side "Little Italy"
ReleasedMay 1977
Recorded1976
Genre
Length3:00
Label ABC Records
Songwriter Stephen Bishop
Producers Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop singles chronology
"Save It for a Rainy Day"
(1976)		"On and On"
(1977)		"Never Letting Go"
(1977)

"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. [3] In Canada, the song peaked at number 6. [4]

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On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, "On and On" peaked at number two. [5] 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. [6]

Personnel

Track listing

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

Chart performance

Cover versions

References

  1. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 11, 2020). "The Number Ones: Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin's "Separate Lives". Stereogum . Retrieved August 6, 2023. Bishop's highest-charting single, the sleepy 1977 soft-rocker "On And On," peaked at #11.
  2. ↑ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 46. ISBN   978-0-312-19821-3.
  3. 1 2 "Stephen Bishop - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 33.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1977 - Longbored Surfer - Charts". January 26, 2010. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 10/01/77". Cashboxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  10. ↑ "Obsolete song title page". Tsort.info. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ Billboard. December 24, 1977. p. Front cover. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1977". Cashboxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  14. ↑ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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