| "Shake a Hand" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Faye Adams | ||||
| B-side | "I've Got to Leave You" | |||
| Recorded | 1953 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Herald Records | |||
| Songwriter | Joe Morris | |||
| Faye Adams singles chronology | ||||
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"Shake a Hand" is a 1953 song written by the trumpeter and bandleader Joe Morris and originally recorded by Faye Adams,2 whose version stayed number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart for nine weeks.3
Background
The song, which has a strong gospel feel throughout, depicts a reassuring new lover making promises: "Just give me a chance, I'll take care of everything.4
Cover versions
- Red Foley (number 6 country, 1953)
- Johnnie Ray (1956)5
- Pat Boone (on the 1957 album Pat)6
- The Mike Pedicin Quintet (number 71 pop, 1958)7
- Little Richard (on the 1959 album The Fabulous Little Richard)8
- LaVern Baker (number 13 R&B, 1960)9
- Jackie Wilson and Linda Hopkins (number 21 R&B, number 42 pop, 1963) 1011
- Freddie Scott (on the 1967 album Are You Lonely for Me?)
- Magic Sam (1968, on the posthumous 1993 album Give Me Time)12
- Elvis Presley (on the 1975 album Today)13
- Ike & Tina Turner (on the 1985 album Golden Empire)14
- Lou Ann Barton (on the 1989 album Read My Lips)15
- Paul McCartney (on the 1999 album Run Devil Run)16
References
References
- Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 310. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
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- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 23.
- "Shake a Hand". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- "Shake a Hand - Johnnie Ray | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- Arthur Rowe. "Pat - Pat Boone | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "Shake a Hand By: Mike Pedicin Quintet". MusicVF.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- William Ruhlmann. "The Fabulous Little Richard - Little Richard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- "LaVern Baker Live in Hollywood '91 - LaVern Baker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "Faye Adams". Rockabilly.nl. 1923-05-22. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "Shake a Hand - Linda Hopkins, Jackie Wilson | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- Lindsay Planer. "Give Me Time - Magic Sam | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Today - Elvis Presley | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- Todd Everett. "Golden Empire - Ike & Tina Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". The-world-of-tina.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- Stewart Mason. "Read My Lips - Lou Ann Barton | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Run Devil Run - Paul McCartney | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.