"Shine on Silver Sun"
Single by Strawbs
from the album Hero and Heroine
B-side	"And Wherefore"
Released	31 August 1973 (1973-08-31)
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	2:46
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Dave Cousins
Strawbs singles chronology
"Part of the Union" (1973) "Shine on Silver Sun" (1973) "Hero and Heroine" (1974)

"Shine on Silver Sun" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album Hero and Heroine. It is written by Dave Cousins and was intended as a "come-back" single after the post-"Part of the Union" band split. The single was a minor success peaking at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart.

B-Side

The B-side track "And Wherefore" is a band composition, not released on any studio album. It forms the second part of the composite song "Why and Wherefore" which appears on the compilation/rarities album Halcyon Days.

Personnel

• Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Dave Lambert – backing vocals, electric guitar
• Chas Cronk – backing vocals, bass guitar
• Rod Coombes – drums
• John Hawken – piano, mellotron