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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]
"Daddy Cool" is a song by US doo-wop group The Rays and was released on Cameo Records as the B-side of their 1957 single "Silhouettes". It became a No. 3 hit on the Billboard Pop singles chart. [1] [2] [3] The song was written by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay, who had also written the A-side, "Silhouettes". [4]
Bob Dylan recorded "Silhouettes" during his legendary Basement Tapes sessions of the late 1960s, although his version was not released until 2014. [4] "Daddy Cool" was the B-side of the Rays' "Silhouettes" single. Written and produced by Crewe and Slay at the same 1957 session, it achieved considerable note.
Frank Conley Slay Jr. (July 8, 1930 – September 30, 2017) was an American songwriter, A&R director, record producer, and record label owner. He wrote with Bob Crewe in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the partnership's most successful songs including "Silhouettes", a hit for several artists including The Rays and Herman's Hermits, "Daddy Cool", and "Tallahassee Lassie".
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Song [1] Original artist [1] Co-writer(s) with Crewe [1] U.S. Pop [2] U.S. R&B [3] UK Singles Chart [4] Other charting versions, [1] and notes 1957 "Silhouettes" The Rays: Frank Slay: 3 3 - 1957: Steve Gibson, #63 pop 1957: The Diamonds, #10 pop, #6 R&B 1965: Herman's Hermits, #5 pop, #3 UK 1981: The Futures, #79 R&B 1990: Cliff Richard, #10 UK ...