"Silver Star" is a song on the The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons (group)

The Four Seasons are an American rock and pop band who became internationally successful in the mid-1960s. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame has stated that the group was the most popular rock band before The Beatles...

 album Who Loves You

Who Loves You

Who Loves You is a 1975 album by The Four Seasons which introduced the new Four Seasons: John Paiva , Don Ciccone , Lee Shapiro and Gerry Polci...

. As was the case of all the songs on the LP

LP album

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, it was written by Bob Gaudio

Bob Gaudio

Robert John "Bob" Gaudio is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons.-Early career:...

 and Judy Parker

Judy Parker

Judy Parker is the wife of Bob Gaudio, a record producer. She co-wrote The Four Seasons' LP "Who Loves You" and "December 1963 " with Gaudio, who produced the albums.-References:...

, and produced by Gaudio. When it became the third single released from the album, "Silver Star" became the first Four Seasons A-side that did not feature the lead vocals of group founder Frankie Valli

Frankie Valli

Frankie Valli is an American musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons. He is well-known for his unusually powerful falsetto singing voice...

: the person who sang lead was drummer Gerry Polci, as Valli's contribution was limited to harmony vocals at the end of the recording (he was gradually losing his hearing in the 1970s due to otosclerosis

Otosclerosis

Otosclerosis is an abnormal growth of bone near the middle ear. It can result in hearing loss.-Clinical description:Otosclerosis can result in conductive and/or sensorineural hearing loss...

. An operation restored most of it in the 1980s.

Released on the heels of the #3 (US) hit "Who Loves You

Who Loves You (song)

"Who Loves You" is the title song of a 1975 album by The Four Seasons. It was composed by Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker and produced by Gaudio. Reaching #3 on the Billboard Top 100 in November 1975, it re-established The Four Seasons as a viable recording group after a five year absence from the Hot...

" and the #1 "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)", the single was an edited version of a six minute, nine second, song that married lyrics of love and Western movies with a disco

Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

 beat that was the signature of "Who Loves You". The single reached only #38 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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, but in the United Kingdom, acceptance was much more widespread, as "Silver Star" reached #3 on the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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