Al Wilson, Show and Tell | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 75th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Show and Tell” by Al Wilson.

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 75th edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2023), we recollect and reflect on 🎵 “Show and Tell”, performed by 🎙 Al Wilson.

“These are the eyes / That never knew how to smile / Till you came into my life.” Aww 🥰, those feels – those lovey dovey feels! 🎙 Al Wilson sho nuff does show and tell about his feelings for her on 🎵 “Show and Tell”.  While Wilson had other songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, his best-known song also ended up being a no. 1 hit.  After debuting in 1973, the highlight from his album, 💿 Show and Tell, ascended to its peak position in 1974.  So, who wrote this dedicated soul gem? That would be 🎼 ✍ 🎛 Jerry Fuller, who also produces 💪.  

“Show and Tell” doesn’t require extensive analysis.  The lyrics speak for themselves: “Whoa, and here is the man / Who needs to know where you stand / Don’t you know I’ve done all I can?” In the tuneful chorus, Wilson urges her to express her feelings and hopes she feels the same way as he does (“Girl, so show me and tell me / That you feel the same way too / Say you do, baby”). Wilson is on autopilot from a vocal perspective, making all who hear this song see just how gifted he was. Furthermore, the music is idiomatic of 1970s soul – lush, rousing, and sophisticated. So, rather than me write anymore about 🎵 “Show and Tell”, listen to this beloved soul classic – it speaks for itself. 

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🎙 Al Wilson • 💿 Show and Tell: The Best of Al Wilson • 🏷 Fuel 2000 • 🗓 2006 

Al Wilson, “Show and Tell”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 75 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fuel 2000; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via  Pixabay]