There 's a Kind of Hush - wikipedia There 's a Kind of Hush This article is about the song. For the Herman 's Hermits album, see There 's a Kind of Hush All Over the World. For the Carpenters album, see A Kind of Hush ( album ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2011 ) `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' Single by Herman 's Hermits from the album There 's a Kind of Hush All Over the World B - side `` Gaslight Street '' ( UK ) `` No Milk Today '' ( US ) Released January 1967 ( US ) 3 February 1967 ( UK ) Format 7 '' single Recorded De Lane Lea Studios, London, 7 December 1966 Genre Baroque pop Length 2 : 31 Songwriter ( s ) Geoff Stephens Les Reed Producer ( s ) Mickie Most Herman 's Hermits singles chronology `` East West '' ( 1966 ) `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' ( 1967 ) `` Do n't Go Out into the Rain ( You 're Going to Melt ) '' ( 1967 ) `` East West '' ( 1966 ) `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' ( 1967 ) `` Do n't Go Out into the Rain ( You 're Going to Melt ) '' ( 1967 ) `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens which was a hit in 1967 for Herman 's Hermits and again in 1976 for The Carpenters. Contents 1 First recordings 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 The Carpenters version 4 Chart performance 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Personnel 5 Notable cover versions 6 See also 7 References 8 External links First recordings The song was introduced on the 1966 album Winchester Cathedral by Geoff Stephens ' group the New Vaudeville Band ; like that group 's hit `` Winchester Cathedral '', `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' was conceived as a neo-British music hall number although it is a less overt example of that style. The first single version of `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' was recorded in 1966 by Gary and the Hornets, a teen / pre-teen male band from Franklin, Ohio whose version -- entitled `` A Kind of Hush '' produced by Lou Reizner -- became a regional success and showed signs of breaking nationally in January 1967 ; the single would reach No. 4 in Cincinnati and No. 3 in Erie PA. However an expedient cover by Herman 's Hermits was released in the US in February 1967 to reach the Top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 in three weeks and proceed to a peak of # 4 -- affording the group their final US Top Ten hit -- with Gold certification for US sales of one million units awarded that April. In the UK Herman 's Hermits ' `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' would reach No. 7. The success of the Herman 's Hermits version led to the release of the original New Vaudeville Band track as a single in some territories with both of these versions charting in Australia with peaks of No. 5 ( Herman 's Hermits ) and No. 12 ( New Vaudeville Band ) and also in South Africa where the New Vaudeville Band bested the Herman 's Hermits ' No. 9 peak by reaching No. 4. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1967 ) Peak position Australia 5 Austria 19 Belgium 16 Canada ( RPM ) France 21 Germany 26 Ireland 7 Malta Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 15 New Zealand ( Official New Zealand Music Chart ) 10 Singapore South Africa 9 UK Singles Chart 7 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1967 ) Rank Canada 22 UK 77 US Billboard Hot 100 50 US Billboard Easy Listening 10 US Cash Box 35 The Carpenters version `` There 's a Kind of Hush ( All over the World ) '' Cover to the Carpenters ' single, `` There 's a Kind of Hush ( All over the World ) '' Single by The Carpenters from the album A Kind of Hush B - side `` ( I 'm Caught Between ) Goodbye and I Love You '' Released February 12, 1976 Format 7 '' single Recorded December 1975 Genre Pop Length 2 : 57 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Geoff Stephens Les Reed Producer ( s ) Richard Carpenter The Carpenters singles chronology `` Solitaire '' ( 1975 ) `` There 's a Kind of Hush ( All over the World ) '' ( 1976 ) `` I Need to Be in Love '' ( 1976 ) `` Solitaire '' ( 1975 ) `` There 's a Kind of Hush ( All over the World ) '' ( 1976 ) `` I Need to Be in Love '' ( 1976 ) The Carpenters remade `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' -- as `` There 's a Kind of Hush ( All Over the World ) '' -- for their 1976 album release A Kind of Hush for which it served as lead single, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and affording the Carpenters ' their thirteenth No. 1 on the easy listening chart. The single 's lack of comparative success indicated a drop in the Carpenters ' popularity, it being the first lead single from a mainstream Carpenters ' album to fall short of the Top 5 since `` Ticket to Ride '' from the group 's 1969 debut album Offering, while the No. 33 chart peak of the A Kind of Hush album afforded the Carpenters ' their first Top 20 shortfall since Offering ( Horizon would prove to be their last album to reach the top 20 in the United States ). `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' would remain the Carpenters ' final top twenty hit until 1981 's `` Touch Me When We 're Dancing ''. Richard Carpenter explained in the liner notes to the Carpenters ' 2004 best - of compilation, Gold, that although he and Karen Carpenter loved the song, he was not particularly pleased with how their remake turned out : ``... one of Karen 's and my favorite songs from the ' 60s. In hindsight, however, even though our version was a hit, I wish we 'd never recorded it. Here are three reasons why : ( 1 ) The original was, and is, perfectly fine. ( 2 ) Our foray into the oldies should have ended with the medley featured on side 2 of Now & Then, 1973. ( 3 ) The use of a synthesizer in some of our recordings has not worn well with me, on this track, or just about any other track on which I used it. '' Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 12 US Billboard Easy Listening Canada 8 Japan 27 UK 22 Australia 33 New Zealand 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1976 ) Rank Canada 95 New Zealand 46 U.S. ( Joel Whitburn 's Pop Annual ) 108 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 10 Personnel Karen Carpenter -- lead and backing vocals Richard Carpenter -- backing vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, ARP Odyssey, orchestration Joe Osborn -- bass guitar Tony Peluso -- guitar Jim Gordon -- drums Bob Messenger -- tenor saxophone Lenny Castro - percussion Notable cover versions This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2017 ) In the summer of 1968 Karel Gott reached No. 7 in Czechoslovakia with his rendition of `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' ( sung in English ) ; a Czech rendering of the song entitled `` Požehnej, Bože Můj '' would be featured on Gott 's 1970 album Poslouchejte ! Karel Gott Zpívá Lásku Bláznivou A Další Hity. As `` There 's a Kind of Hush ( All Over the World ) '' the song made a C&W chart appearance with a No. 42 peak in 1972 via a recording by Brian Collins. The Lennon Sisters also recorded a cover version. See also List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1976 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19670401.html Jump up ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.100151&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=dtlhqtcdftn9t40n27r4hds2h0 Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1967 - UK Music Charts ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1967 / Top 100 Songs of 1967 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976 Jump up ^ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1967YESP.html Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 2001. Record Research. p. 47. Jump up ^ The Official NZ Music Charts, 24 May 1976 Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top Selling Singles of 1976 The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1963 - 12 - 08. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1999 ). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 142 - X. Jump up ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976 External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Herman 's Hermits Peter Noone Keith Hopwood Derek Leckenby Karl Green Barry Whitwam UK albums Herman 's Hermits Both Sides of Herman 's Hermits There 's a Kind of Hush All Over the World Mrs. Brown, You 've Got a Lovely Daughter US albums Introducing Herman 's Hermits Herman 's Hermits on Tour Hold On ! Both Sides of Herman 's Hermits There 's a Kind of Hush All Over the World Blaze Mrs. Brown, You 've Got a Lovely Daughter Extended plays Hermania Mrs. Brown, You 've Got a Lovely Daughter Herman 's Hermits Hits A Must to Avoid Hold On ! Dandy The London Look Compilation albums The Most of Herman 's Hermits The Most of Herman 's Hermits Volume 2 The Very Best of Herman 's Hermits Singles `` I 'm into Something Good '' `` Show Me Girl '' `` Ca n't You Hear My Heartbeat '' `` Silhouettes '' `` Mrs. Brown, You 've Got a Lovely Daughter '' `` Wonderful World '' `` I 'm Henery the Eighth, I Am '' `` Just a Little Bit Better '' `` A Must to Avoid '' `` Listen People '' `` Leaning on the Lamp Post '' `` You Wo n't Be Leaving '' `` This Door Swings Both Ways '' `` Dandy '' `` No Milk Today '' `` There 's a Kind of Hush '' `` Do n't Go Out into the Rain ( You 're Going to Melt ) '' `` Museum '' `` I Can Take or Leave Your Loving '' `` Sleepy Joe '' `` Sunshine Girl '' `` Something 's Happening '' `` My Sentimental Friend '' `` Years May Come, Years May Go '' Related articles Discography Hold On ! ( 1966 film ) Mrs. Brown, You 've Got a Lovely Daughter ( 1968 film ) Book The Carpenters Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter Albums Offering ( Ticket to Ride ) Close to You Carpenters A Song for You Now & Then Horizon A Kind of Hush Passage Made in America Voice of the Heart Lovelines As Time Goes By Live albums Live in Japan Live at the Palladium Compilation albums The Singles : 1969 -- 1973 The Singles : 1974 -- 1978 The Very Best of the Carpenters Yesterday Once More Only Yesterday From the Top Interpretations : A 25th Anniversary Celebration Love Songs Reflections The Singles : 1969 -- 1981 The Essential Collection : 1965 -- 1997 Carpenters Perform Carpenter Gold : 35th Anniversary Edition The Ultimate Collection 40 / 40 Other Christmas Portrait An Old - Fashioned Christmas Time ( Richard Carpenter ) Karen Carpenter ( album ) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor ( Richard Carpenter ) Singles `` Looking for Love '' `` Ticket to Ride '' `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' `` We 've Only Just Begun '' `` Merry Christmas, Darling '' `` For All We Know '' `` Rainy Days and Mondays '' `` Superstar '' `` Bless the Beasts and Children '' `` Hurting Each Other '' `` It 's Going to Take Some Time '' `` Goodbye to Love '' `` Sing '' `` Yesterday Once More '' `` Top of the World '' `` Jambalaya ( On the Bayou ) '' `` I Wo n't Last a Day Without You '' `` Please Mr. Postman '' `` Santa Claus Is Comin ' to Town '' `` Only Yesterday '' `` Solitaire '' `` There 's a Kind of Hush ( All Over the World ) '' `` I Need to Be in Love '' `` Goofus '' `` Breaking Up Is Hard to Do '' `` All You Get from Love Is a Love Song '' `` Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft '' `` The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire ) '' `` Sweet, Sweet Smile '' `` I Believe You '' `` Touch Me When We 're Dancing '' `` ( Want You ) Back in My Life Again '' `` Those Good Old Dreams '' `` Beechwood 4 - 5789 '' `` Make Believe It 's Your First Time '' `` Your Baby Does n't Love You Anymore '' `` Now '' `` Little Altar Boy '' `` Honolulu City Lights '' `` Something in Your Eyes '' `` If I Had You '' `` Let Me Be the One '' `` Tryin ' to Get the Feeling Again '' `` Ave Maria '' `` The Rainbow Connection '' TV series / specials Make Your Own Kind of Music Live at the BBC Very First TV Special Space Encounters A Christmas Portrait Music, Music, Music DVDs Gold : Greatest Hits Interpretations Close to You : Remembering The Carpenters Related articles Discography Songs John Bettis Joe Osborn Tony Peluso If I Were a Carpenter Superstar : The Karen Carpenter Story The Karen Carpenter Story Only Yesterday : The Carpenters Story Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=There%27s_a_Kind_of_Hush&oldid=828435734 '' Categories : 1966 songs 1967 singles 1976 singles Songs written by Les Reed ( songwriter ) Songs written by Geoff Stephens Herman 's Hermits songs The Carpenters songs Four Jacks and a Jill songs Song recordings produced by Mickie Most Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles A&M Records singles Hidden categories : EngvarB from May 2013 Use dmy dates from May 2013 Articles needing additional references from September 2011 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Articles needing additional references from July 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 2 March 2018, at 14 : 54. 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Question: who sang it's a kind of hush
Answer: Herman's Hermits