Silver Bird (Tina Rainford song)

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"Silver Bird"
Silver Bird - Tina Rainford.jpg
Single by Tina Rainford
from the album Silver Bird
B-side "I'm Danny's Girlfriend"
Released22 October 1976
Recorded1976
Genre Pop
Length3:36
Label CBS Records
Songwriter(s) Renate Vaplus
Producer(s) Eddy Bachinger
Tina Rainford singles chronology
"Das War Der Schönste Tag"
(1976)
"Silver Bird"
(1976)
"Fly Away Pretty Flamingo"
(1977)

"Silver Bird" is a song by Tina Rainford, the title track of her 1976 LP. It was recorded in both German and English, with both renditions becoming hits in multiple nations.

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The German version became a hit in central Europe during the fall of 1976, reaching number five in Germany and Austria. The song did best in Switzerland, where it reached number two. [1]

The English version was a hit in Australia, where it reached number 30 in 1977. [2] It also reached the Country charts of the U.S. (#25) and Canada (#28) in mid-1977. [3]

Chart history

Cover versions

"Silver Bird" was covered by American actress and singer Audrey Landers in 1988. [11] It is a track on her Have A Heart LP.

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References

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  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 . St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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  9. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 280.
  10. Swiss Year-End Charts, 1976
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