"White Silver Sands" is a popular song. The words and music were written in 1957 by Charles "Red" Matthews, although partial authorship is also claimed by Gladys Reinhart.[citation needed]
"White Silver Sands" | ||||
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Single by Don Rondo | ||||
B-side | "Stars Fell on Alabama" | |||
Released | June 1957 | |||
Recorded | 1957 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Jubilee | |||
Songwriter(s) | Charles 'Red' Matthews | |||
Don Rondo singles chronology | ||||
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The song was a hit for Don Rondo in the summer of 1957, and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Charts.[citation needed] An uptempo number, it was Rondo's second hit, and a contrast to the ballads he had recorded up to that point. In Canada's CHUM Chart's the song reached number five.[1]
Other charting versions
edit- Bill Black's Combo version reached number nine in 1960 in the Billboard Pop Chart, number 1 on the R&B chart,[2] and number 16 in Canada.[3]
- Sonny James' version reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,[4] and number two in Canada.[5]
References
edit- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - July 29, 1957".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 60.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - March 28, 1960".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
- ^ "RPM Country Playlist - December 23, 1972" (PDF).