Sylvia's Mother
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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),[1] as well as #2 in the United Kingdom. It spent three weeks at #1 on the Australian music charts,[2] making it the 15th ranked single in Australia for 1972; and also reached #1 in South Africa, where it was the 3rd ranked song for the year, and in New Zealand. The song spent 7 consecutive weeks at #1 in Ireland on the Irish Singles Chart.[3] It appeared on the group's first album, Dr. Hook.
"Sylvia's Mother" | ||||
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Single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show | ||||
from the album Dr. Hook | ||||
B-side | "Makin' It Natural" | |||
Released | March 1972 | |||
Genre | Country rock, pop | |||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Columbia Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Shel Silverstein | |||
Producer(s) | Ron Haffkine | |||
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show singles chronology | ||||
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