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"Sylvia's Mother" is a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. It was written by Shel Silverstein, produced by Ron Haffkine and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard singles chart (tied with "Sexy Eyes" from the album Sometimes You Win for the band's best performing song), as well as #2 in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975) is an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. The band had commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles " Sylvia's Mother ", " The Cover of 'Rolling Stone' " (both 1972), " Only Sixteen " (1975), " A Little Bit More " (1976), " Sharing the Night Together " (1978 ...
Sexy Eyes (Dr. Hook song) " Sexy Eyes " is a song by Dr. Hook, released as a single in early 1980. It was the second of three singles from their LP Sometimes You Win . In the United States, the single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying it with "Sylvia's Mother" as the highest-charting song for the band, and was certified Gold by the ...
The Cover of "Rolling Stone". " The Cover of 'Rolling Stone' " is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Produced by Ron Haffkine and released in 1972, it was the band's third single and peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17–24, 1973.
Doctor Hook, later released as Sylvia's Mother, is the debut studio album by American country rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, released in 1972. Track listing [ edit ] All songs written by Shel Silverstein except where noted.
Lyrical content. The song is about a man's long-standing unrequited and unadmitted love toward Alice, his next door neighbour of 24 years. The protagonist learned through mutual friend Sally that Alice is moving away, and begins to reflect on childhood memories and his friendship with Alice, and becomes heartbroken as he sees Alice drive away ...
Sam Cooke singles chronology. "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha". (1959) " Only Sixteen ". (1959) "Summertime". (1959) " Only Sixteen " is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released in May 1959. It was a top 15 hit on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart and also charted within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart ...
Sometimes You Win is a studio album by the American band Dr. Hook, released in 1979. It was produced by Ron Haffkine. [2] The album contains three of the band's most commercially successful singles: "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (also included on their previous album Pleasure and Pain ), "Better Love Next Time" and " Sexy Eyes ."