On and On (Stephen Bishop song)

"On and On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song, from his debut album Careless, became a major hit, peaking at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spending 28 weeks on the chart.^[3] In Canada, the song peaked at number 6.^[4]

"On and On"
Side A of the US single
Single by Stephen Bishop
from the album Careless
B-side	"Little Italy"
Released	May 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Soft rock[1] pop[2]
Length	3:00
Label	ABC Records
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Bishop
Producer(s)	Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop singles chronology
"Save It for a Rainy Day" (1976) "On and On" (1977) "Never Letting Go" (1977)

On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, "On and On" peaked at number two.^[5] It reached number three on the corresponding Canadian chart.

Despite failing to crack the top ten, it was the 30th ranked single on the Billboard magazine year-end chart for 1977 as a result of its almost seven-month chart run.^[6]

Personnel

• Stephen Bishop – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis – electric piano
• Andrew Gold – electric guitar
• Michael Staton – steel guitar
• Mac Cridlin – bass
• Larry Brown – drums
• Victor Feldman – percussion, vibraphone, marimba

Track listing

US 7" single

A. "On and On" - 3:00

B. "Little Italy" - 3:35

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1977) Peak position Australia 66 Canadian RPM Top Singles[4] 6 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[7] 3 New Zealand[8] 29 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 11 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[5] 2 U.S. Cashbox Top 100[9] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles[10] 71 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 30 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [12] 6 U.S. Cash Box [13] 28

Cover versions

• Kenny Rankin covered "On and On" in 1977. His version charted concurrently with Stephen Bishop's original, reaching No. 110 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under chart.^{[citation needed]}
• British reggae group Aswad took their version of the song to No. 25 in the UK in August 1989.^[14]