Alta Gracia (song)

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"Alta Gracia"
Single by Oscar Harris
from the album A day will come
B-side "'I'll take good care of you'"
Released1974
Genre Pop, Easy listening
Length3.45
Label Balet records
Songwriter(s) Oscar Harris, Imro Wielkens [1]
Oscar Harris singles chronology
"Alta Gracia"
(1974)
"Sing Your Freedom Song (LP album)"
(1975)

Alta Gracia is a popular slow song by Surinamese-born Dutch singer Oscar Harris. It was released in Turkey, Mexico and Netherlands as a 45 rpm record in 1974. The reverse side of the record is I'll Take Good Care of You. [2]

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References

  1. "Oscar Harris Alta Gracia 45lik Plak".
  2. Discogs