LYRICS HUSH BILLY JOE ROYAL TV

The American noise rock band Killdozer covered 'Hush' on their 1989 covers-only album, For Ladies Only. West German pop duo Milli Vanilli recorded a version in 1988. Santa Esmeralda (a French disco band) recorded a version for their 1981 album Bentleyfunkįunk Machine (an Italo disco band) recorded a version for their 1982 album Dance on the Groove and do the Funk. The band featured Phil Lynott, Eric Bell and Brian Downey from Thin Lizzy.

LYRICS HUSH BILLY JOE ROYAL TV

The Partridge Family performed a version on their TV series, with David Cassidy on vocals.Īlso in 1968, American singer Merrilee Rush included her version of the song on her debut album Angel of the Morning.įunky Junction recorded a version of 'Hush' on their only album Funky Junction Play a Tribute to Deep Purple in 1973. Love Affair recorded a cover that was included as a track on the The Everlasting Love Affair album, released in the December that year. Johnny Hallyday recorded a French cover, 'Mal', in 1968. Others are ' Kentucky Woman', originally from the album The Book of Taliesyn from 1968, ' Mandrake Root' from the same album that originally featured 'Hush', and 'Bird Has Flown' from the album Deep Purple, or Deep Purple III, released in 1969. 'Hush' is one of four songs originally recorded with vocals sung by Rod Evans that the band have performed with Ian Gillan on vocals later on. The track was released as a single and reached number 62 on the UK singles chart and number 44 on the US Hot Mainstream Rock chart. In celebration of the band's 20th anniversary, Deep Purple re-recorded the song in 1988 for their album Nobody's Perfect. After Hefner heard a ghost story from Jon Lord and had a guitar lesson from Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple performed 'Hush' which is available in the Playboy After Dark -2nd Collection 2007 DVD release. In 1968, Hugh Hefner introduced Deep Purple who performed live in Playboy After Dark TV show.

A live, US-televised version of 'Hush' appeared as a bonus track on the 2000 CD-reissue of the Shades of Deep Purple album. The track became the group's first hit single peaking at number 4 on the Hot 100 on 21–28 September 1968 and number 2 in Canada while going largely unnoticed in the United Kingdom. The song was subsequently recorded by British hard rock band Deep Purple for their 1968 debut album Shades of Deep Purple. The Deep Purple version has a slower section also matching the timing with The Beatles song.

The hook of the song 'na-nana-na-nana-na-nana-na' has similarity with the bridge section of The Beatles song ' A Day in the Life'. Australian performer Russell Morris recorded a version in 1967 with Somebody's Image, and a heavier version with his band The Rubes in 1980. Session musician Barry Bailey, who later became the lead guitarist for the Atlanta Rhythm Section, plays guitar on the track. The chorus begins 'Hush, hush, I thought I heard her calling my name', which is a takeoff from the traditional gospel song lyrics 'Hush, hush, somebody's calling my name'.

' Hush' is a song written by American composer and musician Joe South, for recording artist Billy Joe Royal, whose single peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 28 October – 11 November 1967. 'Dead or Alive' (live), 'Bad Attitude' (live)

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