"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" | ||||
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Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
from the album Happy to Be... | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Lewis | |||
Producer(s) | Georges Petsilas | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" (French TV, 1971) on YouTube |
"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1975.
The song was included on Roussos' 1976 album Happy to Be... .
The song was written by David Lewis. The recording was produced by Georges Petsilas.
The single reached no. 5 in the UK. [1]
7" single Philips 6042 033 (1975)
7" single RTB / Philips S-53.916 (1976, Yugoslavia)
7" single Philips 6042 091 (1975, Germany)
"Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien" | ||||
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Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
from the album Die Nacht und der Wein | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Lewis, Wolfgang Mürmann [3] | |||
Producer(s) | Leo Leandros [3] | |||
Demis Roussos singles chronology | ||||
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Roussos recorded a German version of this song (titled "Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien", with German lyrics by Wolfgang Mürmann) on his 1976 German-language album Die Nacht und der Wein .
The recording was produced by Leo Leandros. [3]
The version was in 1976 also released as single. [3]
7" single "Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien" Philips 6042 173 (1976, Germany)
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [4] | 5 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5] | 83 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [6] | Silver | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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