Vaya Con Dios (album)

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Vaya Con Dios
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Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedBSB Studios in Brussels
Summer 1988
Genre Soft rock
Smooth jazz
Length42:38
Label Ariola Records
Producer Dani Klein
Dirk Schoufs
Vaya Con Dios chronology
Vaya Con Dios
(1988)
Night Owls
(1990)

Vaya Con Dios is the first studio album by Vaya Con Dios. It was released in 1988.

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry For Louie"2:57
2."The Moonshiner"2:43
3."Lord Help Me Please"3:17
4."Lay Your Hands"3:40
5."Lulu's Song"4:46
6."Just A Friend Of Mine"3:18
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."I Sold My Soul"4:56
2."One Silver Dollar" (originally performed by Marilyn Monroe)3:11
3."Philadelphia"3:29
4."Remember"2:45
5."Puerto Rico"4:16
6."Johnny" (composed in 1937 by Richard Stein under the title "Sanie cu zurgălăi", [1] and performed by Edith Piaf as "Johnny, tu n'es pas un ange")2:15

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Austrian Top 40 [2] 10
Swiss Albums Chart [3] 23
Swedish Sverigetopplistan [4] 9

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [5] Gold25,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [6] 2× Platinum65,287 [6]
France70,000 [7]
Portugal (AFP) [8] Silver10,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [9] Platinum50,000^
Summaries
Worldwide2,000,000 [10]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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