Silver Star (song)

"Silver Star" is the lead song on the Four Seasons album Who Loves You. As was the case of all the songs on the LP, it was written by Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker and produced by Gaudio.[2][3] Drummer Gerry Polci sang lead. Frankie Valli's contribution was limited to harmony vocals, since he was gradually losing his hearing in the 1970s due to otosclerosis. An operation restored most of Valli's hearing in the 1980s.[4]

"Silver Star"
Single by The Four Seasons
from the album Who Loves You
B-side"Mystic Mr. Sam"
ReleasedApril 1976[1]
Recorded1975
GenreRock
Length3:48 (single), 6:03 (album)
LabelWarner Bros./Curb
Songwriter(s)Bob Gaudio-Judy Parker
Producer(s)Bob Gaudio
The Four Seasons singles chronology
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
(1975)		 "Silver Star"
(1976)		 "Down the Hall"
(1977)

Released on the heels of the #3 (US) hit "Who Loves You" and the #1 "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)", both of which Polci was also lead or co-lead, the single was an edited version of a six-minute, nine second, song that married lyrics of love and Western movies with a disco beat that was the signature of "Who Loves You". The single reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was far more successful in the United Kingdom, however, reaching #3 on the UK singles chart.[5] The group played the song on the 8 April 1976 broadcast episode of "Top of the Pops" (with Noel Edmonds hosting),[6] although its chart run was short-lived and somewhat erratic there.[7]

Billboard said that "Silver Star" is an "infectious rocker with a disco feel," saying further that it sometimes sounds like early Who songs.[8]

References
  1. "Silver Star/Mystic Mr. Sam - The Four Seasons". 45cat. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (5th edition), Billboard Books 1992 ISBN 0-8230-8280-6
  3. Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (3rd edition), Billboard Books 1992 ISBN 0-8230-8298-9
  4. Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (3rd edition), Billboard Books 1992 ISBN 0-8230-8298-9
  5. Jay Warner, American Singing Groups: A History From 1940 to Today (Hal Leonard Books 2006) ISBN 0-634-09978-7
  6. "Top of the Pops, Episode 641, 8 April 1976". ABBA on TV. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 50 for 16 May 1976 - 22 May 1976". The Official UK Charts Company. 1976-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  8. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. May 22, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 2020-07-13.


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