With These Hands (song)

"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 charting versions

• UK Singles Chart in 1960.^[3]
• Tom Jones released a version which reached number 3 on the adult contemporary chart, number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 27 on the U.S. pop chart in 1965.^[4]

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]

In popular culture

• Tom Jones's version was featured in the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands.^[36]
• Proby's version was featured in the 2013 film The Oxbow Cure.

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