"Roberto Who..?" | |
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Single by Cayenne featuring vocals by Linda Taylor | |
from the album Roberto Who..? | |
A-side | "Roberto Who..?" |
B-side | "Roberto Who..? (Instrumental)" |
Written | Greenfield/Taylor/Carthy |
Released | 1981 |
Label | Groove Production GP 3012 (12") Groove Production GP 307 (7") |
Producer(s) | Chris Palmer |
Roberto Who..? is a song by the British band Cayenne. Released on the Groove Production label, it was a hit in the UK in 1981, charting on both the Record Business Top 50 Disco chart and the Twelve Inchers chart.
The song became a dancefloor hit in clubs around the world and it won awards in both Mexico and Greece. [1]
There was an error in the July 13 issue of Record Business regarding the catalogue number for the 12" version of the record. The correct catalogue number was s GP 3012. The magazine posted the correct information in the August 3 issue. [2]
James Hamilton reported in his "Odds 'N' Bods" column for the week of July 18 that Cayenne had recorded a Spanish version of the song for overseas release. [3]
Linda Taylor co-wrote the song. [4]
The album was a mix of jazz, funk and salsa and it made the funk chart in the US. [5] The arrangements were handled by Robert Greenfield. [6]
Cayenne's single "Roberto Who?", credited to Cayenne featuring Linda Taylor debuted at No. 30 on the Record Business Disco Top 50 chart on the week of July 20. [7] It peaked at No. 24 on the Record Business Top Disco 50 chart on the week of August 3. [8] It was still in the chart for the week of August 17. [9] [10] The following week it was at No. 52 on the Disco Bubbling Under chart. [11] It was still in the Bubbling Under chart at No. 65 for the week of August 31. [12] [13]
The single made its debut at no. 17 in the Twelve Inchers chart for the week of July 20. [14] The following week there was no entry in the Twelve Inchers chart. [15] Then the following week (August 3) it was back in the chart one more time at no. 19. [16] [17]
Publication | Chart | Peak | Notes |
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Record Business | Disco Top 50 | 24 | [18] [19] |
Record Business | Twelve Inchers | 17 | [20] [21] |