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Background

"Silver Bird' was recorded along with L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew in 1969.

Chart performance

The single reached number 25 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the summer of 1970. In Canada, "Silver Bird" peaked at number 10.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Popular culture

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used the music from "Silver Bird", with rewritten lyrics, as the background to at least one of its early 1970s motorcycle commercials. *The 2022

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, features the song.

References

External links

* 1970 songs 1970 singles Mark Lindsay songs Songs written by Kenny Young Columbia Records singles {{1970s-single-stub