In the song, Sylvia's mother is Mrs. Avery, and while that wasn't her real last name, the rest of the story - exaggerated a bit - was true. It was also covered by Perikles, Micky Modelle, Dozi, Springbok and other artists. written by Claude Carrère, Vline Buggy © 2003-2020 English, Sylvia's Mother Silversteen told Rolling Stone in 1972: "I just changed the last name, not to protect the innocent, but because it didn't fit. written by [Unknown] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Doctor Hook, later released as Sylvia's Mother, is the debut studio album by American country rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, released in 1972. written by Shel Silverstein It spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Australian music charts, making it the 15th ranked single in Australiafor 1972; and also reached #… French, Sylvia's Mutter View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1972 Vinyl release of Sylvia's Mother on Discogs. Finnish, Le père de Sylvia It was written by Shel Silverstein, produced by Ron Haffkine and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard singles chart (tied with "Sexy Eyes" from the album Sometimes You Win for the band's best performing song), as well as #1 in Ireland and #2 in the United Kingdom. written by Jan Rot Danish, Sylvia's moeder written by Josef Laufer secondhandsongs.com. written by Shel Silverstein Album Czech German, Sylvias mor written by Arne Bendiksen, Manne Kjøs (not verified yet), Sylvia's Moeder instrumental, Sylvie It was written by Shel Silverstein, produced by Ron Haffkine and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard singles chart, as well as #1 in Ireland and #2 in the United Kingdom. 1972 studio album by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Billboard Charts - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Dr. Hook, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Dr. Hook (US LP Album), Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother (Australia LP Album), Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Dr. Hook (South Africa LP Album) at Discogs (List Of Releases), Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Dr. Hook (Album), The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doctor_Hook_(album)&oldid=983178933, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 October 2020, at 18:25. written by Zdeněk Rytíř Croatian SecondHandSongs is building the most comprehensive source of cover song information. Dutch Doctor Hook Czech, Sylvia's mor written by Margot Borgström Czech, Sylvie nemá cas written by Thøger Olesen Doctor Hook, later released as Sylvia's Mother, is the debut studio album by American country rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, released in 1972. written by [Unknown] Song information for Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show on AllMusic "Sylvia's Mother" is a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. Template:Infobox single " Sylvia's Mother " was a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. Swedish, Silvija Dutch, Sylvian äiti written by Peter Orloff (not verified yet). written by Pertti Reponen written by [Unknown] 1972, Sylvia's Mother It happened about eight years ago and was pretty much the way it was in the song. (not verified yet), Sylvia's Mother Norwegian, Hallå lilla pappa Doctor Hook and The Medicine Show originally released Sylvia's Mother written by Shel Silverstein and Doctor Hook and The Medicine Show released it on the album Doctor Hook in 1972.