- Shine on Silver Sun
Infobox Single
Name = Shine on Silver Sun
Cover size =
Caption =
Artist =Strawbs
from Album =Hero and Heroine
A-side =
B-side = "And Wherefore"
Released = Start date|1973|9|7
Format = 7"
Recorded =
Genre =progressive rock
Length = 2:46
Label = A&M
Writer =Dave Cousins
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Part of the Union "
(1973)
This single = "Shine on Silver Sun"
(1973)
Next single = "Hero and Heroine"
(1974)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album =Hero and Heroine
Type = studio
prev_track = "Just Love"
prev_no = 3
this_track = "Shine on Silver Sun"
track_no = 4
next_track = "Hero and Heroine"
next_no = 5"Shine on Silver Sun" is a song by English band
Strawbs featured on their 1974 album "Hero and Heroine ". It is written byDave Cousins and was intended as a "come-back" single after the post-"Part of the Union" band split. The single was a minor success peaking at number 34 in theUK Singles Chart .B-Side
The B-side track "And Wherefore" is a band composition, not released on any studio album. It forms the second part of the composite song "Why and Wherefore" which appears on the compilation/rarities album "Halcyon Days".
Personnel
*Dave Cousins – vocals,
acoustic guitar
*Dave Lambert – backing vocals,electric guitar
*Chas Cronk – backing vocals,bass guitar
*Rod Coombes – drums
*John Hawken –piano ,mellotron References
* [http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/@f/f_shine.htm "Shine on Silver Sun" at Strawbsweb official site]
External links
* [http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/lyrics/alphres.asp#SHINEONSILVERSUN Lyrics to "Shine on Silver Sun" at Strawbsweb official site]
* [http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/lyrics/alphres.asp#ANDWHEREFORE Lyrics to "And Wherefore" at Strawbsweb official site]
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