Silence is Golden (Four Seasons song)
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| “Silence is Golden” | ||
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| B-side to "Rag Doll" by The Four Seasons | ||
| Released | June 1964 | |
| Label | Philips Records | |
| Writer | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio | |
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| Single by The Tremeloes | |||||
| B-side | "Let Your Hair Hang Down" | ||||
| Released | 1967 | ||||
| Recorded | 1967  |
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| Genre | Beat music | ||||
| Label | CBS | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio | ||||
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"Silence is Golden" was a song written for the American band The Four Seasons. It was originally released as a B-side to the hit song "Rag Doll," in 1964.[1]
It was later recorded by the English band The Tremeloes, whose recording was a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart on 18 May 1967 staying at the top for a total of three weeks.[2] All members shared vocals, though most of the songs featured either Hawkes or drummer Dave Munden as the lead singer. Guitarist Rick West sang lead vocal on "Silence Is Golden".
The Tremeloes single hit #11 in the US on the Epic label, and was one of the top 100 songs of 1967.
| Preceded by "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw |
UK number one single ( The Tremeloes version) 18 May 1967 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum |
[edit] References
- ^ "Silence is Golden" was a B-side song to "Rag Doll" in 1964 by The Four Seasons http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2114 /Retrieved 01/09/07
- ^ "Silence is Golden" was a UK number one hit for The Tremeloes in 1967 for 3 weeks http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=2 /Retrieved 01/09/07
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