Silver Bird (Mark Lindsay song)
"Silver Bird" is a song written by Kenny Young and Artie Butler and recorded by Mark Lindsay, in his solo career after Paul Revere and the Raiders.
"Silver Bird" | ||||
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Single by Mark Lindsay | ||||
from the album Silver Bird | ||||
B-side | "So Hard to Leave You" | |||
Released | June 13, 1970 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenny Young, Artie Butler | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
Mark Lindsay singles chronology | ||||
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Background
"Silver Bird' was recorded along with L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew[1] in 1969.
Chart performance
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]
Popular culture
- Yamaha used the music from "Silver Bird", with rewritten lyrics, as the background to at least one of its early 1970s motorcycle commercials.
- The 2022 Netflix movie The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling, features the song.
References
- Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-08-08. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-08-08. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- Flavour of New Zealand, 23 November 1970
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 141.
- Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 8, 1970
- Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970
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