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Shifting Whispering Sands" is a Western song and poem written by Vivian Clark Gilbert and his wife Mary Margaret Hadler. It has been widely recorded, and was one of the top songs in the U.S. in 1955 and again in 1962. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. [1]
V. C. Gilbert (May 28, 1901 – May 3, 1984), also known as Jack Gilbert, was an American songwriter best known for writing the popular songs "Shifting Whispering Sands" and "Chapel by the Sea", in collaboration with his wife, Mary Hadler. Both songs were written in the 1950s, and were recorded and played around the world. [1]
After a series of less successful follow-ups, he made the national charts again in 1955 with "Seventeen" (number 18), "The Shifting, Whispering Sands" (number three, another million-seller), [2] and "Are You Satisfied?" (number 11), [1] becoming one of the biggest pop and country crossover stars of the period.
The Shifting Whispering Sands — Berlin Melody: 20 Chapel by the Sea: 14 Christmas Carols: 145 Greatest String Band Hits: 18 1963 1962's Greatest Hits: 17 Number 1 Hits, Vol. #1: 94 Sukiyaki and 11 Hawaiian Hits: 15 1964 Another Hit Album! 141 Blue Velvet & 1963's Great Hits: 51 Forever: 144 1965 Mexican Pearls: 45 Moon Over Naples: 31 Pearly ...
Whispering Sands (Pasir Berbisik) is a 2001 Indonesian drama film directed by Nan Triveni Achnas and starring Christine Hakim and Dian Sastrowardoyo as a mother and her teenage daughter who are refugees making their way across endless sand dunes.
Wet sands are usually silent because the grains stick together instead of sliding past each other, but small amounts of water can actually raise the pitch of the sounds produced. The most common part of the beach on which to hear singing sand is the dry upper beach above the normal high tide line, but singing has been reported on the lower ...
Mary Hadler (February 28, 1902 – September 27, 1971), also known as Mary Margaret Hadler and Mary Gilbert, was an American songwriter best known for writing the popular songs "Chapel by the Sea" and "Shifting Whispering Sands", in collaboration with her husband, V. C. Gilbert. Both songs were written in the 1950s, and the latter was recorded ...
On 20 January 1956, he reached No 18 in the UK Singles Chart with a "spoken narrative" recording named "The Shifting Whispering Sands (Parts 1 & 2)", which was produced by George Martin with musical backing by the Ron Goodwin Orchestra, released by Parlophone as catalogue number R 4106, a double-sided 78 rpm record. [4]