"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. In Canada, the song peaked at number 6.
On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, "On and On" peaked at number two. It reached number three on the corresponding Canadian chart.
Despite not reaching 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.
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
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1977)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Top Singles6Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary3New Zealand29U.S. Billboard Hot 10011U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 2U.S. Cashbox Top 1005
Year-end charts Chart (1977)RankCanada RPM Top Singles71U.S. Billboard Hot 100 30U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S. Cash Box 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. British reggae group Aswad took their version of the song to No. 25 in the UK in August 1989. Keith Urban recorded the song for his 2026 album, Flow State.
References
External links Lyrics of this song