Touch a Hand, Make a Friend

"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"
"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"
Single by the Staple Singers
from the album Be What You Are
B-side	"Tellin' Lies"
Released	January 1974
Recorded	1973
Genre	Funk
Length	3:26
Label	Stax
Songwriters	Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton
Producer	Al Bell
The Staple Singers singles chronology

B-side"Tellin' Lies"

ReleasedJanuary 1974

Recorded1973

GenreFunk

"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" is a song written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton, and first recorded by The Staple Singers for their album Be What You Are.^[1] It was one of The Staple Singers most successful singles and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and number 23 on its Hot 100 chart in 1973.^[2] The single also reached number 27 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.^[3]

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v t e The Staple Singers
Pops Staples Mavis Staples
Albums	Uncloudy Day (1959) Freedom Highway (1965) The Staple Swingers (1971) Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972) Be What You Are (1973) City in the Sky (1974) Let's Do It Again (1975)
Singles	"Respect Yourself" "I'll Take You There" "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Let's Do It Again"
Soundtrack	Soul to Soul (1971)
Filmography	Soul to Soul (1971) Mavis! (2015)

v t e The Oak Ridge Boys
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Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Journey Common Thread A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural Mama's Boys
Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas
Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "So Fine" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"
Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)
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