"White Silver Sands" is a popular song. The words and music were written in 1957 by Charles "Red" Matthews, although partial authorship is also claimed by Gladys Reinhart.[citation needed]

"White Silver Sands"
Single by Don Rondo
B-side"Stars Fell on Alabama"
ReleasedJune 1957
Recorded1957
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:39
LabelJubilee
Songwriter(s)Charles 'Red' Matthews
Don Rondo singles chronology
"To Belong"
(1957)
"White Silver Sands"
(1957)
"Forsaking All Others"
(1957)

The song was a hit for Don Rondo in the summer of 1957, and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Charts.[citation needed] An uptempo number, it was Rondo's second hit, and a contrast to the ballads he had recorded up to that point. In Canada's CHUM Chart's the song reached number five.[1]

Other charting versions

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  • Bill Black's Combo version reached number nine in 1960 in the Billboard Pop Chart, number 1 on the R&B chart,[2] and number 16 in Canada.[3]
  • Sonny James' version reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,[4] and number two in Canada.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - July 29, 1957".
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 60.
  3. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - March 28, 1960".
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
  5. ^ "RPM Country Playlist - December 23, 1972" (PDF).