DIANA ROSS, in 1980, sing at Mile High Stadium for the entire Academy cadet corps and their families. DIANA ROSS performs her first set which culminates in a “flying” duet with BOB HOPE. and then, returns to perform “Reach Out And Touch ( Somebody’s Hand ) “ including the entire stadium who join in while holding hands.
In 1970, Diana Ross recorded "Reach Out and Touch", which carried a heavy gospel influence, and was one of the few songs the singer recorded to express her social conscience, previously experimented with Supremes singles such as "Love Child" and "I'm Livin' in Shame."
While the song's sales didn't meet up to expectations, peaking at # 20 ( 9 weeks ) on the USA pop charts and #7 on the USA R&B charts with 500,000 copies sold, "Reach Out and Touch" became one of Ross' most popular and notable songs.It also, reached # 25 in CANADA ( 3 weeks), # 33 in UK ( 5 weeks) neighbors and # 56 in AUSTRALIA ( 1 weeks) .
During her concert performances of the song, Ross often had the whole crowd literally turn to their neighbors, and "reach out and touch" their hands.
Ashford and Simpson would perform the song with Teddy Pendergrass in the Philadelphia portion of Live Aid in 1985.
In 2005, Ross would perform the song in closing, Tsunami Aid : A Concert of Hope.
In 2008, actors Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson presented the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at the Oslo Spektrum on December 11, in Oslo, Norway .
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