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 Pop
Length 3:25
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Bob Crewe
Bob Gaudio[1]
Producer(s) Bob Crewe

"Silence Is Golden" is a song recorded by the American vocal group the Four Seasons. The song was co-written by group producer Bob Crewe and group member Bob Gaudio. Philips Records released it in 1964 as the B-side of the U.S. #1 single "Rag Doll", which was also written by Crewe/Gaudio.

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)

British band The Tremeloes later recorded a sound-alike version using the same arrangement, 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 English) in 1989.

Charts

Chart (1967) Peak
position
Ireland 1
New Zealand 1
Norway 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[6] 1
United Kingdom 1
Austria 4
Netherlands 5
Germany 8
Belgium 10
Spain 10
USA 11

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.
  6. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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