of his last hit records during his stay at Mercury Records, "Sylvia's Mother" became the first of many Silverstein-penned songs Bare had success with, and would foreshadow both an entire album dedicated to Silverstein-penned songs (1973's Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies) and hit records written by Silverstein, including "Marie Laveau," "The Winner," "Rosalie's Good Eats Café", "The Mermaid", "Warm and Free" and others. References External links The real story of Sylvia's Mother Sylvia's mother at FindAGrave.com 1972 singles Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show songs Song recordings produced by Ron Haffkine Songs written by Shel Silverstein Songs about telephone calls Songs about mothers Cashbox number-one singles Number-one singles in Australia Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand Number-one singles in South Africa Columbia Records singles 1971 songs