Soley Soley

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"Soley Soley"
Middle of the Road Soley Soley.jpg
Cover of the single released in Germany
Single by Middle of the Road
from the album Acceleration
B-side "To Remind Me"
ReleasedAugust 1971
Recorded1971
Studio RCA Studios, Madrid
Genre Bubblegum pop
Length3:02
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Fernando Arbex
Producer(s) Giacomo Tosti
Middle of the Road singles chronology
"Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum"
(1970)
"Soley Soley"
(1971)
"Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)"
(1971)

"Soley Soley" is a song by Scottish band Middle of the Road, released as a single in August 1971. It peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart and also topped the charts in some countries. [1]

Contents

Release

"Soley Soley" was written by Spanish musician Fernando Arbex and was recorded by Middle of the Road whilst they were in Spain. It was first released in the Netherlands in August 1971 and was released in the UK on 26 November 1971. [2] The B-side, "To Remind Me", was written by Lally Stott, brothers Giosy and Mario Capuano, and Middle of the Road lead singer Sally Carr. [3]

Track listings

7"

  1. "Soley Soley" – 3:02
  2. "To Remind Me" – 3:28

Charts

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