Australian singles chart:
Sister Golden Hair entered the Kent Music Report on 23 June 1975 and peaked at #28.
Album:
The song is on Hearts which entered the Kent Music Report album charts on 21 April 1975 and peaked at #17.
Songwriter:
Gerry Beckley
Producer:
George Martin
Record label of Australian release:
Warner Bros
Songfacts:
Sister Golden Hair was an enigmatic track with lots of harmony, written and sung by Gerry Beckley.
George Martin, who was The Beatles producer, produced this track and the rest of the Hearts album.
Beckley played lap steel guitar on this track. He told Songfacts that the musical influence came from George Harrison. “I very openly tip my hat there to My Sweet Lord,” he said. “I was such a fan of all The Beatles but we knew George quite well and I just thought that was such a wonderful intro.”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/america/sister-golden-hair
Lyrics:
Well, I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed
That I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed
I ain’t ready for the altar but I do agree there’s times
When a woman sure can be a friend of mine
Well, I keep on thinkin’ ’bout you
Sister Golden Hair surprise
And I just can’t live without you
Can’t you see it in my eyes?
I’ve been one poor correspondent
And I’ve been too, too hard to find
But it doesn’t mean you ain’t been on my mind
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