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]

• Shirley Bassey released a version which reached number 38 on the 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]

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.
• Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, released as the B-side to their 1951 single "Lonesome and Sorry"
• Charlie Kunz, on his 1953 EP^[6]
• Bob Haymes featuring Jimmy Carroll and His Orchestra, released as a single in 1954, though it did not chart
• Johnnie Ray, on his 1954 album At the London Palladium
• Jerry Lewis featuring Jack Pleis and His Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1957 single "My Mammy".
• Mantovani and His Orchestra, on their 1959 album Songs to Remember
• Roger Williams, on his 1959 album With These Hands
• Fela Sowande and His Quiet Rhythm, on their 1961 album Softly, Softly
• Richard Tucker, released as the B-side to his 1962 single "The Exodus Song"^[7]
• The Bachelors, on their 1964 album The Bachelors and 16 Great Songs
• P. J. Proby, on his 1965 album P. J. Proby
• The Harold Betters Sound, on his 1966 album Ram-Bunk-Shush
• Sarah Vaughan, on her 1966 album The New Scene
• The Temptations, on their 1967 album The Temptations in a Mellow Mood
• Dionne Warwick, as part of a medley with "One Hand, One Heart" on her 1967 album On Stage and in the Movies
• Hugh X. Lewis, as the B-side to his 1968 single "War Is Hell"^[8]
• Jackie Wilson, on his 1968 album Do Your Thing
• The Artistics, on their 1969 album What Happened
• The Delfonics, on their 1969 album Sound of Sexy Soul
• Les McCann, released as a single in 1969, though it did not chart
• The Manhattans, on their 1970 album With These Hands
• Frankie Vaughan, released as the B-side to his 1970 single "I'll Give You Three Guesses"
• Jim Nabors, on his 1971 album For the Good Times - The Jim Nabors Hour
• John Davidson, on his 1976 album Every Time I Sing a Love Song
• Tammy Jones, on her 1978 album The Best of Tammy Jones
• Lee Lawrence featuring Bruce Campbell and His Orchestra, on his 1983 album Fascination
• André Hazes, on his 1984 album Zoals U Wenst Mevrouw!^[9]
• Matt Monro, on his 1989 album A Time for Love
• Joe Sample featuring Howard Hewett, on his 2002 album The Pecan Tree

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