Baccara (album)

Baccara is the debut studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on RCA Victor in Germany in 1977. It contains the European hit singles "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" and "Sorry, I'm a Lady".

Baccara
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 1977
RecordedJanuary–August 1977
StudioStudio Maschen, Maschen, Germany; Polydor Studios, London
Genre
Length42:16
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerRolf Soja
Baccara chronology
Baccara
(1977)
Light My Fire
(1978)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The rights to the RCA-Victor back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment – the original Baccara album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc.

There is an alternative cover for the album from Scandinavia featuring the girls standing with a black background. Some editions of this album feature a limited edition poster. The album was re-released in Germany in 1982 and featured an entirely different picture sleeve.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja4:29
2."Love You Till I Die"Dostal, Soja4:26
3."Granada"Agustin Lara4:17
4."Gimme More"Soja, Peter Zentner3:50
5."Koochie-Koo"Dostal, Soja4:04
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Sorry, I'm a Lady"Dostal, Soja3:37
7."Cara Mia"John O'Brien-Docker, Soja[2]2:53
8."Feel Me"Soja, Zentner4:20
9."Can't Help Falling in Love"Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss3:26
10."Number One"Dostal, Soja2:37
11."Don't Play Me a Symphony"Dostal, Soja4:17

Alternative album editions

  • Additional track Japan and The Netherlands: A6 "Mad In Madrid" (Soja, Dostal) – 3:24.

Personnel

Production

  • Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6 published by Magazine Music.
  • Tracks 2 & 7 published by Cyclus Music.
  • Track 3 published by Peermusic.
  • Tracks 8–11 published by Intersong.
  • Arranged & Produced by Rolf Soja.
  • Recorded by Günther Dyke & Günther Zipelius.
  • Recorded at Polydor Studio & Studio Maschen.

Charts

Chart (1977–1978)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4]22
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7]1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]1
UK Albums (OCC)[9]26

Certifications and sales

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[10]2× Platinum115,000[10]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[12]Gold40,000[11]
Sweden322,000[13]

References