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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]
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]
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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"Silhouettes" The Rays: 36 "Butterfly" Andy Williams: 37 "Marianne" The Easy Riders: 38 "I'm Walkin'" Fats Domino: 39 "Chances Are" Johnny Mathis: 40 "Send for Me" Nat King Cole: 41 "Rainbow" Russ Hamilton: 42 "Be-Bop Baby" Ricky Nelson: 43 "Short Fat Fannie" Larry Williams: 44 "Green Door" Jim Lowe: 45 "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write ...
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