Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody)

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"Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody)"
Single by Tammy Wynette
from the album Bedtime Story
B-side "Love's the Answer"
ReleasedApril 1972
Genre Country
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Billy Sherrill
Tammy Wynette
Producer(s) Billy Sherrill
Tammy Wynette singles chronology
"Bedtime Story"
(1971)
"Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody)"
(1972)
"My Man (Understands)"
(1972)

"Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody)" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in April 1972 as the second single from her album Bedtime Story. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. [2] The song was written by Wynette, along with Billy Sherrill.

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Charts


Weekly charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [4] 42

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References

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  2. "RPM Country Singles for July 22, 1972". RPM . Retrieved March 18, 2011.
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