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<p><img src="https://www.songfacts.com/img-artalbums-145-6eda0130d3a13ce9367f497a573f2e42.png"></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Album:&nbsp;</strong>Show And Tell (<a href="https://www.songfacts.com/browse/years/1973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">1973</a>)</p><p><br></p><ul><li>This song finds Wilson baring his soul to prove how much he loves his lady. Show and Tell might be just a game for some, but it's his way of saying "I love you."</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Wilson is a soul singer and drummer who was a member of The Rollers in the early '60s before going solo. His first solo hit was "The Snake" in 1968. His other hits were "La La Peace Song" and "I've Got a Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again)."</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>This was written and produced by Jerry Fuller, who also wrote Rick Nelson's "<a href="https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rick-nelson/travelin-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Travelin' Man</a>" and a few hits for Gary Puckett &amp; the Union Gap, including "<a href="https://www.songfacts.com/facts/gary-puckett-the-union-gap/young-girl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Young Girl</a>."</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Johnny Mathis originally recorded this in 1973 but his version flopped. Later that year, Wilson recorded it with a stronger bass line and more powerful vocals, and it became a hit. When Jerry Fuller brought Wilson in to record the song, he offered to play the Mathis version for him, but Wilson refused.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>On the 2002 "Forbidden Girlfriend" episode of&nbsp;<em>Malcolm In The Middle</em>, a naked Hal (Bryan Cranston) sings along to Wilson's version.</li></ul><p><br></p>