"Touch And Go" was a hit for

Al Wilson Aldra Kauwa Wilson (born June 21, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and ...

in 1974. The song was written by

Jerry Fuller Jerry Fuller (born November 19, 1938) is an American songwriter, singer and record producer. Biography Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, to a musical family. He and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state ...

. It was the follow up to his hugely successful hit "

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Background

Early versions

*The song made an early appearance in 1971 album by

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, called '' Chér'' which would be retitled as ''Gypsies Tramps And Thieves''. It was produced by Snuff Garrett and arranged by Al Capps and released on Kapp Records KS 3649 *New Zealand Maori singer John Rowles released it on single in 1972. It was backed with "More Than Just A Woman" and was produced and also arranged by Al Capps and released on the same Kapp label that Cher's album was released on.

Al Wilson recording

In addition to composing the A side,

produced it. Arrangements were handled by

H. B. Barnum Hidle Brown Barnum (born July 15, 1936) is an American pianist, arranger, record producer, songwriter, and former child actor. Biography After winning a nationwide talent contest at the age of four and starring in the film ''Valley of the Su ...

. The B side "Settle Me Down" was written by John Stevenson and produced by Marc Gordon. For the week ending March 9, 1973 it entered the chart at no. 90. Wilson's previous hit "

" was At its 21st week in the chart and had dropped from 26 to 39. For the week ending April 20, 1974, at its 4th week in the Top 50 Easy Listening chart, it had dropped one position from 43 to 44. That week on the Hot 100 chart, it also peaked at no 57 and spent a total of 9 weeks on the chart.Billboard
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Chart performance

References

{{reflist Songs written by Jerry Fuller Al Wilson (singer) songs 1974 singles 1971 songs Song recordings produced by Jerry Fuller