Baccara (album)

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Baccara
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 1977
RecordedJanuary–August 1977
StudioStudio Maschen, Maschen, Germany; Polydor Studios, London
Genre
Length42:16
Label RCA Victor
Producer Rolf Soja
Baccara chronology
Baccara
(1977)
Light My Fire
(1978)
Alternative cover
Baccara - Baccara (1977)2.jpg
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Baccara is the debut studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on RCA Victor in Germany in 1977. It contains the European hit singles "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" and "Sorry, I'm a Lady".

Contents

The rights to the RCA-Victor back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment – the original Baccara album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc.

There is an alternative cover for the album from Scandinavia featuring the girls standing with a black background. Some editions of this album feature a limited edition poster. The album was re-released in Germany in 1982 and featured an entirely different picture sleeve.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja4:29
2."Love You Till I Die"Dostal, Soja4:26
3."Granada"Agustin Lara4:17
4."Gimme More"Soja, Peter Zentner3:50
5."Koochie-Koo"Dostal, Soja4:04
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Sorry, I'm a Lady"Dostal, Soja3:37
7."Cara Mia"John O'Brien-Docker, Soja [2] 2:53
8."Feel Me"Soja, Zentner4:20
9."Can't Help Falling in Love" Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss 3:26
10."Number One"Dostal, Soja2:37
11."Don't Play Me a Symphony"Dostal, Soja4:17

Alternative album editions

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1977–1978)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 22
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [7] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 1
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 26

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [10] 2× Platinum115,000 [10]
Norway (IFPI Norway) [11] Gold40,000 [12]
Sweden322,000 [13]

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