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"Silhouettes" is a song made famous by the doo-wop group the Rays in 1957, peaking at number 3 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100. A competing version by the Diamonds was also successful. In 1965 it was a number 5 hit in the US for Herman's Hermits , and in 1990 it was a number 10 hit in the UK for Cliff Richard .
The Rays were an American group formed in New York City in 1955, and active into the early 1960s. [1] They first recorded for Chess Records.Their biggest hit single was "Silhouettes", a moderately-slow doo-wop piece of pop music that reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957 on Cameo after being initially released on the small XYZ Records. [1]
The Silhouettes were formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1956, at first using the name The Thunderbirds. [1] Their classic hit "Get a Job" – originally the B-side to "I Am Lonely" – was issued by their manager, Kae Williams, on his own Junior Records label [1] before being sold to the nationally distributed Ember label in late 1957. [4]
Their collaboration created several hit songs (as well as a small record label, XYZ), for which Crewe performed as the demo singer. [3] Crewe and Slay's 1957 recording session with the Rays for XYZ (picked up nationally by Cameo Records) produced two major hit songs. [3] "Silhouettes", produced by Crewe, became a doo-wop anthem of the era. [3]
"Get a Job" is a song by The Silhouettes released in November 1957. It reached the number one spot on the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958, [1] and was later included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981). [2]
"Silhouettes" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii featuring vocals from Swedish singer Salem Al Fakir. The track was first released on 27 April 2012 in the United Kingdom . [ 2 ] It had previously been leaked on the internet in early 2011, albeit with a different song pitch.
Valens was born as Richard Steven Valenzuela on May 13, 1941, in Pacoima, [3] a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles.The son of Joseph Steven Valenzuela (1896–1952) and Concepción "Concha" Reyes (1915–1987), he had two half-brothers, Robert "Bob" Morales (1937–2018) and Mario Ramirez, and two younger sisters, Connie and Irma.
Such Great Heights" is a song by American indie pop band The Postal Service. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Give Up , in 2003 through Sub Pop Records . The single includes a previously unreleased track, "There's Never Enough Time", and two cover tracks by The Shins and Iron & Wine of " We Will Become ...