Vaya Con Dios (album)

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Vaya Con Dios
Studio album by Vaya Con Dios
Released	1988
Studio	BSB Studios in Brussels
Genre	Soft rock Smooth jazz
Length	42:38
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.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Acoustic guitar — Jean-Michel Gielen, Bert Decorte, Nono Garcia
• Backing vocals — Dani Klein, Dirk Schoufs, Julia Loko, Verona Davis, Wild One Dee
• Bugle, trumpet — Patrick Mortier
• Double bass — Dirk Schoufs
• Drums — Marcel De Cauwer
• Harmonica — Big Brad
• Horns — Pat More Section
• Percussion — Kays Rostom
• Piano, Hammond organ — Frank Wuyts
• Saxophone — Frank Vaganée
• Trombone — Joost Derijckere

Charts

Chart performance for Vaya Con Dios

Chart (1988–90)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2]	10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3]	75
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5]	49
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7]	23

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA) [8]	Gold	25,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [9]	Platinum	65,287 [9]
France	—	70,000 [10]
Portugal (AFP) [11]	Silver	10,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [12]	Platinum	50,000^
Summaries
Worldwide	—	2,000,000 [13]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Nicoleanu, Anca (February 22, 2007). "Zici că n-ai plagiat şi, gata, ai scăpat". Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Vaya Con Dios – Vaya Con Dios" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Vaya Con Dios – Vaya Con Dios" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
4. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Vaya Con Dios". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 273.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Vaya Con Dios – Vaya Con Dios" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Vaya Con Dios – Vaya Con Dios". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Vaya Con Dios – Vaya Con Dios". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
8. "Vaya Con Dios – Belgian Gold" (PDF). Music & Media. 25 March 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
9. "Vaya Con Dios" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
10. "BMG Int'I Lets Vaya Con Dios Album Fly". Billboard. 17 October 1992. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
11. Tenente, Fernando (14 April 1990). "INTERNATIONAL: Floyd, Kaoma Top Sellers In Portugal Certs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 15. p. 69. Retrieved 31 January 2021– via World Radio History.
12. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Vaya Con Dios')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
13. Fuller, Chris (13 April 1991). "In Growth Terms, Belgian Music Talent Beats Most European Opponents" (PDF). Billboard. p. B-3.

External links

• Vaya Con Dios (LP) at Discogs
• Vaya Con Dios (Cassette) at Discogs