White Silver Sands
{{Infobox song
| name = White Silver Sands
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Don Rondo
| B-side = Stars Fell on Alabama
| released = June 1957
| recorded = 1957
| studio =
| genre = Traditional pop
| length = 2:39
| label = Jubilee
| writer = Charles 'Red' Matthews
| producer =
| prev_title = To Belong
| prev_year = 1957
| next_title = Forsaking All Others
| next_year = 1957
}}
"White Silver Sands" is a popular song. The words and music were written in 1957 by Charles "Red" Matthews, although partial authorship is also claimed by Gladys Reinhart.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}
The song was a hit for Don Rondo in the summer of 1957, and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Charts.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} An uptempo tune, it was Rondo's second hit, and a contrast to the ballads he had recorded up to that point. On Canada's CHUM Chart's the song reached number 5.{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/57-07-29-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - July 29, 1957}}
Other charting versions
- Bill Black's Combo rendition reached number 9 in 1960 in the Billboard Pop Chart, number 1 on the R&B chart,{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=60}} and number 16 in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/60-03-28-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - March 28, 1960}}
- Sonny James' recording reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=172}} and number 2 in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4247.pdf| title=RPM Country Playlist - December 23, 1972}}
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