"Silver and Gold" is a song recorded by the American

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artist

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country music, country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton's debut album ...

. It was released in May 1991 as the second single from the album '' Eagle When She Flies''.

Background

The song reached number 15 on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by

Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998)#nytimesobit, Pareles. was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennes ...

, Greg Perkins and Stan Perkins.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1991 singles 1991 songs Dolly Parton songs Songs written by Carl Perkins Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer) Columbia Records singles Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions {{1991-country-song-stub