Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
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| "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by Diana Ross | ||
| From the album Diana Ross (reissued as Ain't No Mountain High Enough) | ||
| B-side | "Dark Side Of The World" | |
| Single Released | April 1970 | |
| Single Format | vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |
| Recorded | 1970 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Song Length | 3:08 | |
| Record label | Motown M 1165 | |
| Producer | Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |
| Chart positions | 20 (US), 7 (R&B) | |
| Diana Ross single chronology | ||
| "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" 1970 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 1970 | |
Ross had just left The Supremes, after a decade of serving as that group's lead singer, went through a difficult situation trying to piece a solo album together. With Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson writing and producing for her, Ross recorded "Reach Out and Touch", one of the first social messages that she had ever delivered in her music.
While the single's sales didn't meet up to expectations, peaking at #20 on the pop charts and #7 on the R&B charts with 500,000 copies sold, "Reach Out and Touch" became one of Ross' most popular and notable songs. During her concert performances of the song, Ross often had the whole crowd literally turn to their neighbors, and "reach out and touch" their hands.
Credits
- Lead Vocals by Diana Ross
- Background Vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
- Written and Produced by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
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