Baccara | ||||
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Released | October 21, 1977 | |||
Recorded | January–August 1977 | |||
Studio | Studio Maschen, Maschen, Germany; Polydor Studios, London | |||
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Length | 42:16 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Rolf Soja | |||
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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".
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja | 4:29 |
2. | "Love You Till I Die" | Dostal, Soja | 4:26 |
3. | "Granada" | Agustin Lara | 4:17 |
4. | "Gimme More" | Soja, Peter Zentner | 3:50 |
5. | "Koochie-Koo" | Dostal, Soja | 4:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Sorry, I'm a Lady" | Dostal, Soja | 3:37 |
7. | "Cara Mia" | John O'Brien-Docker, Soja [2] | 2:53 |
8. | "Feel Me" | Soja, Zentner | 4:20 |
9. | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss | 3:26 |
10. | "Number One" | Dostal, Soja | 2:37 |
11. | "Don't Play Me a Symphony" | Dostal, Soja | 4:17 |
Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [10] | 2× Platinum | 115,000 [10] |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [11] | Gold | 40,000 [12] |
Sweden | — | 322,000 [13] |
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