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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Written by Shel Silverstein, also The Ballad of Lucy Jordan (Marianne Faithfull), Sylvia’s Mother (Dr. Hook) and The Cover of the Rolling Stone (Dr. Hook)
Part of Cowboys and Daddys, also Cowboys and Daddys, Amarillo Highway and Calgary Snow
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Shel Silverstein wrote 121 songs on fono
Shel Silverstein’s most frequent co-writer is Ray Sawyer (3 songs together)
Shel Silverstein first appears on fono in 1965, 10 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Shel Silverstein
- Part of
- Cowboys and Daddys
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Shel Silverstein
- Part of
- Cowboys and Daddys
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Shel Silverstein
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Cowboys and Daddys
Same writer: Shel Silverstein
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Cowboys and Daddys
Same writer: Shel Silverstein
Same label: RCA Victor
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz Chester was written by Shel Silverstein
2MusicBrainz Chester is part of the release Cowboys and Daddys
Chester is part of the release Cowboys and Daddys
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Chester
RCA Victor is the label of the song Chester
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Chester was released on 1975