| "Silence is Golden" | |
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| B-side to "Rag Doll" by The Four Seasons from the album Rag Doll | |
| Released | June 1964 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 3:25 |
| Label | Philips Records |
| Writer | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio |
| "Silence is Golden" | ||||
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| Single by The Tremeloes | ||||
| B-side | "Let Your Hair Hang Down" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Beat music | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Writer(s) | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio | |||
| The Tremeloes singles chronology | ||||
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"Silence is Golden" is a song co-written by Bob Gaudio of the American rock band, The Four Seasons, with Bob Crewe. It was released as a B-side to the hit song "Rag Doll," in 1964.[1]
It was later covered by the English band The Tremeloes, whose recording was a #1 hit in the UK Singles Chart on 18 May 1967,[2] staying at the top for a total of three weeks.[3] Guitarist Rick West sang lead vocal on "Silence Is Golden." All the group's members shared vocals, though most of the songs featured either 'Chip' Hawkes or drummer Dave Munden as the lead singer.
The Tremeloes single hit #11 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart[4] on the Epic label and was one of the top 100 songs of 1967. The track sold one million copies globally, earning gold disc status.[5]
The Tremeloes also recorded an Italian-language version, E in silenzio.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap released a cover version of the song.
| 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 |