Which song, originally recorded by the New Vaudville Band, was later recorded by Herman's Hermits and became a #1 hit on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1976 for The Carpenters?

"There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens. Originally recorded by Stephens' group the New Vaudeville Band in 1967 as a neo-British music hall number, this version of the track became a hit in Australia and South Africa. However, in the rest of the world, a near-simultaneous cover was a big hit for Herman's Hermits. The song was a charted hit again in 1976 for The Carpenters.