Silence Is Golden (song)

"Silence Is Golden"
Single by The Four Seasons
from the album Born to Wander
A-side "Rag Doll"
Released 1964
Genre Rock
Length 3:25
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio[1]

"Silence Is Golden" is a rock song recorded by the American vocal group the Four Seasons. It was written by group member Bob Gaudio with Bob Crewe. Philips Records released it in 1964 as a B-side to the single with "Rag Doll".

Charts

Chart (1967) Peak
position
Ireland 1
New Zealand 1
Norway 1
United Kingdom 1
Austria 4
Netherlands 5
Germany 8
Belgium 10
Spain 10
USA 11

The Tremeloes version

"Silence Is Golden"
Single by The Tremeloes
B-side "Let Your Hair Hang Down"
Released 1967
Recorded 1967
Genre Beat
Length 3:11
Label
Songwriter(s) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio[1]
Producer(s) Mike Smith[1]
The Tremeloes singles chronology
"Here Comes My Baby"
(1967)		 "Silence Is Golden"
(1967)		 "Helule Helule"
(1968)

English band the Tremeloes later recorded it, which reached the top position on the UK Singles Chart on 18 May 1967,[2] where it stayed for three weeks.[3] Guitarist Rick West sang lead vocal on "Silence Is Golden". In the U.S., Epic Records released the single, which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[4]and was one of the top 100 songs of 1967. The song sold one million copies globally, earning gold disc status.[5] The Tremeloes also recorded an Italian version, "E in silenzio". The song was also covered by Swedish singer Jim Jidhed in 1989.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 109. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 565. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  4. ↑ "The Tremeloes | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  5. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 231/2. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
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
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