{{other|With These Hands (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox song | name = With These Hands | type = single | artist = [[Eddie Fisher]] | album = | B-side = When I Was Young (Yes, Very Young) | released = {{Start date|1953|7}} | recorded = | genre = [[Traditional pop]] | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=50}} | label = [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] | writer = [[Benny Davis]], [[Abner Silver]] | producer = | prev_title = [[I'm Walking Behind You]] | prev_year = 1953 | next_title = Many Times | next_year = 1953 }}
"'''With These Hands'''" is a song written by [[Benny Davis]] and [[Abner Silver]] and performed by [[Eddie Fisher]] featuring [[Hugo Winterhalter|Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra]]. It reached number 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. pop chart]] in 1953.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eddie Fisher, "With These Hands" Chart Position|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=With+These+Hands+by+Eddie+Fisher&id=13516|website=Musicvf.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
The song ranked number 28 on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] magazine's [[Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1953|Top 30 singles of 1953]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1953/Billboard%201953-12-19.pdf |title=1953's Top Popular Records according to Retail Sales |volume=65 |issue=51 |page= 29 |date=December 19, 1953 |journal=The Billboard}}</ref>
==Other charting versions== *[[Shirley Bassey]] released a version which reached number 38 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shirley Bassey, "With These Hands" Chart Position|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=With+These+Hands+by+Shirley+Bassey&id=37596|website=Musicvf.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> *[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] released a version which reached number 3 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|adult contemporary chart]], number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 27 on the U.S. pop chart in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Jones, "With These Hands" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=With+These+Hands+by+Tom+Jones&id=46394|website=Musicvf.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Other versions== The following additional artists have released recordings of the song: *[[The Mariners (vocal group)|The Mariners]], release as a single in 1951, though it did not chart<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mariners, "With These Hands" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/439193|website=45cat.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> *[[Jo Stafford]] and [[Nelson Eddy]] featuring [[Paul Weston|Paul Weston and His Orchestra]], released as a single in 1951, though it did not chart. *[[Guy Lombardo|Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians]], released as the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] to their 1951 single "Lonesome and Sorry" *[[Charlie Kunz]], on his 1953 [[Extended play|EP]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlie Kunz EP|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/bep6103|website=45cat.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> *[[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|Jack Pleis and His Orchestra]] released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1957 single "[[My Mammy]]". *[[Mantovani|Mantovani and His Orchestra]], on their 1959 album ''Songs to Remember'' *[[Roger Williams (pianist)|Roger Williams]], on his 1959 album ''With These Hands'' *[[Fela Sowande|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"<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Tucker, "The Exodus Song" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/442654|website=45cat.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> *[[The Bachelors]], on their 1964 album ''[[The Bachelors and 16 Great Songs]]'' *[[P. J. Proby]], on his 1965 album ''P. J. Proby'' *[[Harold Betters|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"<ref>{{cite web|title=Hugh X. Lewis, "War Is Hell" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/k921|website=45cat.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> *[[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 (entertainer)|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!''<ref>{{Citation |first=Andre |last=Hazes |title=Zoals u wenst mevrouw! |date=1984 |url=https://worldcat.org/oclc/1043921860 |oclc=1043921860 |access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> *[[Matt Monro]], on his 1989 album ''A Time for Love'' *[[Joe Sample]] featuring [[Howard Hewett]], on his 2002 album ''The Pecan Tree''
==In popular culture== *Tom Jones's version was featured in the 1990 film ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]''. *Proby's version was featured in the 2013 film ''[[The Oxbow Cure]]''.
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Eddie Fisher}} {{Shirley Bassey}} {{Tom Jones}} {{The Bachelors}} {{Sarah Vaughan}}
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