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Silver Bird (Mark Lindsay song)

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"Silver Bird"
Song
B-side"So Hard to Leave You"

"Silver Bird" is a song written by Kenny Young and recorded by former Paul Revere and the Raiders member Mark Lindsay, with L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew,[1] in 1969.

The single reached number 25 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of 1970. In Canada, "Silver Bird" peaked at number 10.[2]

Yamaha used the music from "Silver Bird" as the background to one of its commercials.

Chart performance

References

  1. ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
  2. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-08-08. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-08-08. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  4. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 23 November 1970
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 141.
  6. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 8, 1970
  7. ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970