Mayte Mateos Baccara
Baccara (lovely ladies) with a great voice. I write for my grandsom, he so i love with you, he can sing your songs even some of them i french even he not yet had learn the language. He is nine years old. It is possible to get an autograf from bout of you, he has birthdag den 28, of June. Baccara is a famous pop duo from Spain, having gained the greatest popularity in the 80s. The band's name comes from a special rose type, which also became a symbol of the duo. The band was formed in the early '70s, when two talented girls Mayte Mateus and Maria Mediolo met on tour. Future singers got the idea to create a group and perform on. In the 90-ies Mayte Mateos and one of her friends Cristina Sevilla formed a new band and called it Baccara 2000. They performed at a few festivals, released a couple of albums, although the partnership wasn’t truly successful. At the same time Maria Mendiola created her.
| Baccara | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spain |
| Genres | Pop, Eurodisco |
| Years active | 1977-1981 |
| Labels | RCA |
| Associated acts | Venus |
| Website | Baccara |
| Members | |
| María Mendiola Mayte Mateos | |
Mayte Mateos Baccara Hotel
Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos (February 7, 1951, Logroño) and María Mendiola (April 4, 1952, Madrid). The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, which reached number one across much of Europe. A successful follow-up single (Sorry, I'm A Lady) and European tour led to a number of album releases, numerous television appearances and the duo's selection to represent Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978.
Despite a substantial following in Spain, Germany and Japan, by 1981 the duo's distinctive blend of disco, pop and Spanish folk music was no longer fashionable, and by 1983 Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola were both working on solo projects. Achieving little success as solo artists, the two formed duos of their own: separate incarnations of the original Baccara appeared during the middle of the decade, with Mendiola fronting New Baccara and Mateos keeping the duo's original name. During the 1990s New Baccara was renamed back to Baccara; as a consequence both Mateos and Mendiola now head different duos with the same name. The original Baccara enjoyed meteoric but brief success in the late 1970s. Both principals have subsequently had prolonged but separate legacy careers based on nostalgia and their earlier fame.
Both later Baccara incarnations have continued to work, although Mendiola's Baccara has seen more international recognition, releasing a string of Hi-NRG club hits such as Fantasy Boy and Touch Me in the late 1980s and the later UK club hit Wind Beneath My Wings. Mateos' Baccara has released few new recordings, but has remained in demand for television and live appearances in countries such as Spain and Germany where the original Baccara developed a loyal fan base, performing the duo's back-catalogue and modernised versions of traditional Spanish songs.
Formation
Mayte Mateos graduated as a teacher from the Royal Spanish Academy for Arts, Drama and Dance in Madrid and then joined Spanish Television's Ballet Company. While there she met fellow performer María Mendiola. In 1976 the two women formed a singing and dancing duo (using the title Venus) and left the Ballet Company. Initially the duo's act was simply that of variety show dancers. Their first television appearance was on the Palmarés light entertainment programme[1] and they were engaged at a nightclub in the Aragon city of Zaragoza, but their contract was cancelled when the club manager decided that they were 'too elegant' for the style of show.[2] Mateos and Mendiola relocated to the Canary Islands in search of work. Here they found that there was an audience for the performance of traditional Spanish music and dance in a form that was adapted to suit international tastes.
The duo were spotted by Leon Deane, manager of the German subsidiary of record company RCA, whilst performing flamenco dance and traditional Spanish songs for tourists (mostly German) in the Tres Islas Hotel on the island of Fuerteventura. He invited them to Hamburg in order for them to meet the 30 year old Dutch producer/composer Rolf Soja.[3] Soja was the prime mover behind what became Baccara. He developed their stage performance and recruited their instrumental support. Mateos and Mendiola were retitled Baccara, after the name of the black rose, in reference to the women's dark Spanish appearance. Together with fellow writer Frank Dostal, Soja penned their début single Yes Sir, I Can Boogie and most of their other 1970s hits. Recorded in Holland and released in 1977, Yes Sir, proved to be a huge success, reaching the top of the charts in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden, Belgium, Israel, and Switzerland, and number three in France.[4] Later that year a self-titled album, written and produced by Soja and Dostal, was released. Soja is generally credited with the Baccara formula - consisting of breathy lyrics, lush backing, a disco beat and the striking image of two women (one dressed in black and the other in white) dancing. While drawing lightly on Spanish flamenco song and dance tradition, the formula was very much rooted in 1970s disco music. Soja's song arrangements generally used Mateos as the lead singer while Mendiola contributed with backing and refrains.
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie was an enormous pan-European hit and was a prime example of the phenomenon that is known as the 'summer hit'.[5] The song was heard everywhere over the summer of 1977 and it is still evocative of that moment in time. It is also one of the best known examples of the Eurodisco genre :
[] this mind-bending Common Market melding of foreign accents, bad diction, bizarre arrangements and lightweight production, usually top-heavy with strings - The Independent, 10 April 1999
Baccara (1977-1981)
Baccara sold more than 16 million copies of Yes Sir, I Can Boogie and featured in the 1977 edition of the Guinness Book of Records as the highest-selling female musical duo to date.[6] They were the first female duo to reach number one in the UK, and had the only number one by a Spanish artist in the UK until Julio Iglesias, four years later. A follow-up single, Sorry, I'm A Lady, was also an international hit, peaking at the top of the charts in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium and reaching the top ten in the UK, Sweden and Switzerland.[4] Most of Baccara's recordings were sung in English although they did also record in Spanish, German and French. They recorded different language versions of some songs (see Discography below).
Touring in Europe during the late 1970s helped the band establish a firm fan base in Germany (where their records continued to be produced) and the Scandinavian countries, and their Spanish-flavoured interpretation of the disco sound also brought them recognition in Japan and Russia. Baccara represented West Germany at the eighth World Popular Song Festival held in November 1977 until it ended in 1989 the largest such contest in the world. Their song, Mad In Madrid, came 14th out of 37 participating countries.
In 1978 the second Baccara album, Light My Fire, was released across Europe, and whilst not matching the international success of the first, it spawned the single Parlez-vous français? which was selected as Luxembourg's entry in that year's Eurovision Song Contest.[7] Despite full marks from Italy, Portugal and Spain the duo finished in 7th place. However high sales, particularly in Denmark, Sweden and Belgium, meant that the single was a commercial success.
Think what you like about Baccara, seen today their 1978 Eurovision performance has a certain style while their competition from that event looks dated and amateurish - New Musical Express, May 2002
Further recognition came in 1978 when Baccara was granted Germany's most prestigious media award, Burda Publishing Group's Bambi prize. This is offered annually to celebrities whose abilities have impressed, moved and enthused the people in Germany.[8] The duo made regular television appearances, becoming weekly guests on Sacha Distel's show in the UK, and on Musikladen in Germany. 1978 was the high point of Baccara's artistic and commercial success. Late that year the duo released the single The Devil Sent You to Lorado[9] with Somewhere in Paradise[10] as its B side. Both of these Baccara recordings have become iconic. Somewhere in Paradise (with its allusions to life after death) is regularly played by Christian radio stations while The Devil (with its background pistol shots) is sometimes identified with the gay community.[11] A Spanish language version of the The Devil (El diablo te mandó a Laredo) was released at the same time as the English one.
1979 saw the album Colours and the separately-recorded single Eins plus eins ist eins, released to mark the United Nations' International Year of the Child and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UN adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Although still successful, sales of these and other releases in 1979 were disappointing.
Baccara's fourth and final album (in the band's original incarnation) was Bad Boys, released in 1981. By this time the disco sound had been overshadowed by newer music movements (such as punk, new wave and synthpop) in much of Europe and interest was largely confined to those countries where the duo had an established fan base, notably Germany. The album was not released in the UK or US. Baccara have been (possibly unfairly) described as a one hit wonder in the UK, while they never achieved any recognition in the US despite some of their songs being given significant airplay. One music critic suggested that the Baccara formula lacked artistic depth but had been mined for all it was worth over two years until public interest moved on to other things.[12] The same critic also drew attention to an element of anti-feminist subservience in the lyrics of some Baccara songs.
Split
The 1980 single release of Sleepy-Time-Toy led to a disagreement within Baccara over the vocal mix used.[13] Mendiola complained that her voice was not given sufficient prominence in the song's arrangement and sued RCA for breach of contract.[14] Mendiola's case was that the song should not have been released as a Baccara recording when it amounted to a Mateos solo. A court hearing in Munich resulted in 250,000 records being recalled from dealers and a revised recording with a new vocal mix being issued in place of the original. A twenty eight second instrumental bridge was removed from the start of the recording (thereby reducing the play time from 6:12 to 5:44) and the vocals were remixed so as to give Mendiola and Mateos equal prominence. The artwork for the single's cover appears to have remained unchanged. The single failed to chart successfully.
As a result of the dispute, relationships between all parties involved were fatally damaged. One consequence of this was that Soja and Dostal were not involved with Baccara's final album. The duo recorded Bad Boys with Bruce Baxter and Graham Sacher. Neither the album nor its spin-off single Colorado were successful. In 1981, after RCA declined to renew their contract, Mateos and Mendiola ended their professional partnership and both launched solo careers.
By 1983 both artists had released albums of their own Mateos with Spanish Dreams and Mendiola with Born Again which saw moderate success amongst Baccara's original fan base. However there remained a demand for Baccara's music, particularly on the European television circuit, and by the middle of the decade both Mateos and Mendiola had formed their own versions of Baccara with new singing partners. Despite a series of name and line-up changes, both Baccara duos continue to perform around Europe and have released new albums. Both have also made re-recordings of their hits for various minor record labels, which are regularly re-packaged and re-issued under the original Baccara name. However, the original song versions (those recorded between 1977 and 1981) remain the property of Sony-BMG, which holds the rights to the RCA back catalogue.
On the occasion of Baccara's 30th Anniversary, Sony-BMG Germany released a very complete 3 CD box set on August 31 2007. This collection includes 50 RCA original recordings. Several songs such as Mad In Madrid, Amoureux, Baila tú, En el año 2000, Eins plus eins ist eins and Candido made their debut on CD.
After the split, Mateos and Mendiola never performed together again. However, the two women remained on friendly terms. When Mateos married in Stockholm in 1982, Mendiola attended the wedding as a guest. There Mendiola met a fellow guest who she subsequently married and with whom she had two sons.[15] Mateos's marriage failed and she now (2010) lives in Hamburg, where she works as a dance instructor when not touring with her own revived version of Baccara. Mendiola now lives in Madrid and still performs as a singer.
Mayte Mateos' Baccara (1983present)
Re-forming as Baccara in 1983 with Marisa Pérez (a contemporary of Mateos and Mendiola at the Spanish TV ballet company), Mayte Mateos re-established the band on the European entertainment circuit. Pérez was followed by a succession of partners including Ángela Muro, Sole García, Jane Comerford, Carmen, Cristina Sevilla, Paloma Blanco, Isabel Patton, Romy Abradelo, Rose, Francesca Rodrigues and María Marín. Mateos' current singing partner is once again fellow Spaniard Paloma Blanco. Although having no new hits to their name, Mateos' Baccara have remained in demand for television and live performances, performing the band's extensive back catalogue versions of which have been released as compilations as well as up-tempo interpretations of traditional Spanish songs.
In 2004, Mayte Mateos was once again involved with Eurovision, when her incarnation of Baccara took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen preselection contest to represent Sweden with the song Soy tu Venus. However, Baccara lost out to local star Lena Philipsson, who eventually placed 5th in the competition.
A new Baccara album with Mayte Mateos and Paloma Blanco, entitled Satin ...In Black & White and produced by the original Baccara team Rolf Soja and Frank Dostal, was released on May 30th, 2008.[16] This album contained remakes of original Baccara recordings from the late 1970s and some new songs. Although appreciated by Baccara fans, sales of the album were disappointing.
Maria Mendiola's Baccara (1985present)
Initially called New Baccara to distinguish it from Mayte Mateos' re-formed Baccara, Mendiola teamed up with vocalist Marisa Pérez and in 1987 reached the top five in Spain and top 40 in Germany with the single Call Me Up, written by Ian Cussick.[17] 1988 saw the duo release a series of euro-influenced Hi-NRG dance tracks on the Bellaphon recording label. Call Me Up, Fantasy Boy and Touch Me were produced by Luis Rodríguez, and were big club hits across Europe. A version of Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings, released on the Loading Bay label in the early 1990s, was also a hit in UK clubs.[18] Towards the end of the decade New Baccara was renamed back to Baccara, and releases continued, although the group did not chart as their output was directed towards the club scene with singles pressed in strictly limited quantities.
Mendiola and Pérez were stars of the UK 2000 tour and appeared at Wembley, London with various other music groups. In 2004, they appeared on British reality show Hit Me Baby One More Time. Mendiola's Baccara has achieved greater success than Mateos - appearing on many more television shows in Europe and UK and having more successful reviews. Mendiola's Baccara enjoys a demanding schedule of television appearances, live shows and club dates. Mendiola's Baccara is considered to be more original in that it has developed its own style and material whereas the Mateos' Baccara remains rooted in repeating the late 1970s songs of the original Baccara.
In August 2005, Mendiola and Pérez were honoured with a memorial on Vienna's 'Musical Mile', along its Hollywood-style 'Walk of the Stars'.[19]
In late 2008 Marisa Perez was diagnosed with acute polyarthritis.It was agreed that until Perez recovers, her place at Baccara live performances would be taken by Mendiola's niece Laura Mendiola. This measure (stated to be temporary) allowed Mendiola's Baccara to honour its outstanding commitments over the period Perez needs to recover.
Discography (Original Baccara)
Albums
- 1977 - Baccara - (RCA-Victor)
- 1978 - Light My Fire - (RCA-Victor)
- 1979 - Colours - (RCA-Victor)
- 1981 - Bad Boys - (RCA-Victor)
Compilations
- 1978 - The Hits Of Baccara - (RCA-Victor)
- 1990 - The Original Hits - (BMG-Ariola)
- 1991 - Star Collection - (BMG-Ariola)
- 1993 - The Collection - (BMG-Ariola)
- 1994 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - (BMG-Ariola)
- 1994 - Star Gala - (BMG-Ariola/Spectrum)
- 1995 - Golden Stars - (BMG-Ariola)
- 1998 - The Collection - (BMG-Ariola)
- 1999 - Woman To Woman - (BMG-Ariola/Disky Communications)
- 2001 - The Best Of Baccara - Original Hits - (BMG-Ariola/Hot Town Music-Paradiso)
- 2005 - The Best Of Baccara - (Sony-BMG/Camden UK)
- 2006 - The Very Best Of Baccara - (Sony-BMG)
- 2007 - 30th Anniversary (3 CD box set) - (Sony-BMG)
Singles
7'
- 1977 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie / Cara Mia
- 1977 - Sorry, I'm A Lady / Love You Till I Die
- 1977 - Granada / Sorry, I'm A Lady
- 1977 - Koochie-Koo / Number One
- 1977 - Mad In Madrid / Love You Till I Die (Japan)
- 1978 - Darling / Number One
- 1978 - Darling / Mad In Madrid
- 1978 - Parlez-vous français? / Amoureux
- 1978 - Parlez-vous français? (English version) / You And Me (English version of Amoureux)
- 1978 - Parlez-vous français? / Adelita
- 1978 - The Devil Sent You To Lorado / Somewhere In Paradise
- 1978 - El diablo te mandó a Laredo (Spanish version of The Devil Sent You To Lorado) / Somewhere In Paradise
- 1979 - Body-Talk / By 1999
- 1979 - Baila tú (Spanish version of Body-Talk) / En el año 2000 (Spanish version of By 1999)
- 1979 - Ay, Ay Sailor / One, Two, Three, That's Life
- 1979 - Ay, Ay Sailor / For You
- 1979 - Eins plus eins ist eins (German version of One, Two, Three, That's Life) / For You
- 1980 - Sleepy-Time-Toy / Candido
- 1981 - Colorado / Mucho, Mucho
12'
- 1977 - Sorry, I'm A Lady (Extended Mix) / Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Extended Mix)
- 1979 - Body-Talk (Extended Mix) / By 1999 (Extended Mix)
- 1980 - Sleepy-Time-Toy / Candido
Discography (María Mendiola's Baccara)
Albums
- 1990 - F.U.N.
- 1999 - Made In Spain
- 2000 - Face To Face
- 2002 - Greatest Hits (Re-recordings plus 4 new songs)
- 2006 - Singles Collection (Compilation plus 2 new songs)
Maxi Singles
- 1990 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie '90
- 2002 - Wind Beneath My Wings
- 2005 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 2005
Singles
- 1987 - Call Me Up / Talismán
- 1988 - Fantasy Boy
- 1989 - Touch Me
- 1990 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie '90
- 1999 - Sorry, I'm A Lady (Dance Version)
- 2000 - I Want To Be In Love With Somebody
- 2000 - Face To Face
- 2002 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Copa Remix)
- 2005 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 2005
- 2008 - Fantasy Boy 2008
Discography (Mayte Mateos' Baccara)
Albums
- 1994 - Our Very Best (Re-recordings plus 5 new songs)
- 1999 - Baccara 2000
- 2004 - Soy tu Venus
- 2008 - Satin In Black & White
Maxi Singles
- 1999 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie '99
- 2004 - Soy tu Venus
- 2008 - Nights In Black Satin
Singles
- 1994 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Italo Disco Mix)
- 1994 - Sorry, I'm A Lady (Italo Disco Mix)
- 1999 - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie '99
Notes and references
Mayte Mateos Baccara
- Venus :1976 on Spanish TV
- A fansite biography of Baccara. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
- Eurovision :Luxembourg, 1978
- 4.04.1Chart positions of Baccara singles and albums. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
- Yes Sir I can Boogie :with early video
- Eurovision Centre :Baccara release
- Eurovision 1978 :note Rolf Soja
- BAMBI award website (English version). Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
- The Devil Sent You to Lorado :A side
- Somewhere in Paradise :B side
- Drag performance :Jerusalem, 2009
- The Independent, 10th April 1999 :It will survive
- Sleepy Time-Toy :1980 release
- Spanish TV :2004 interview with Mateos
- Fan site :bio
- Satin in Black and White :extracts
- New Baccara :super-Eurodisco
- Baccara biography at eurodancehits.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
- Photo gallery of Baccara's award ceremony on Vienna's 'Walk of the Stars' (2005-08-18). Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
This article uses material from the article Baccara from the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and it is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
| Baccarat | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Disco , pop |
| founding | 1973 as Venus |
| resolution | 1982 |
| Founding members | |
| Mayte Mateos | |
singing | Maria Mendiola |
Baccara is a Spanish disco duo that was considered the world's most successful female singing duo from 1977 to 1979. It is named after the Baccarat rose .
history
Beginnings
Mayte Mateos , born on February 7, 1951 in Logroño , and María Mendiola , born on April 4, 1952 in Madrid , met in November 1973 at the Spanish television ballet. As flamenco dancers and singers, they started their own business in Spain as the duo 'Venus' and performed on Fuerteventura , where they were discovered in January 1977 by Leon Deane, Fred Dieckmann and Patrick Kavetz (all RCA , today: Sony Music ) .
The first album Baccara was partially recorded by the German producers Rolf Soja and Frank Dostal in the Maschen recording studio and was a huge success. Peter Zentner and Tore Syvertsen were also involved. The released singles Yes Sir, I Can Boogie and Sorry, I'm a Lady became number 1 hits across Europe in 1977 and are now considered disco classics. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie was number 1 in 18 countries. In Germany, the record is one of the best-selling singles of all time.
In England, baccarat was the first Spanish group and the first female singing duo to make it to the top of the charts. 1978 and 1979 followed other successful singles such as Darling, The Devil Sent You to Lorado and Ay, Ay Sailor.
1977 performed Baccara with the title Mad in Madrid for Germany at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo. With the song Parlez-vous français? represented the duo Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 and reached seventh place.
In the late 1970s, she made regular appearances on the French Sacha Show as well as on West and East German television in the music store , disco and Ein Kessel Buntes .
In 1979, Baccarat recorded the title Eins plus one is one, sung in German, as part of the “Year of the Child” proclaimed by UNICEF .
separation
After legal disputes, Mateos and Mendiola finally parted ways in 1982. Both initially pursued solo projects and later founded their own new singing duo one after the other.
Start-up (s)
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Baccarat at the street festival for Cologne Pride Mayte Mateos (left) and Paloma Blanco, 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Disco , pop |
| founding | 1983 |
| Founding members | |
| Mayte Mateos | |
singing | Marisa Perez |
| Current occupation | |
| Mayte Mateos | |
singing | Paloma Blanco |
In 1983 Mateos started as '... the voice of Baccarat' together with Marisa Pérez, a former colleague of the television ballet. Under the familiar name of Baccarat, they usually performed with a well-known repertoire. Pérez left the duo after a short time. Since then, the Spanish singer Paloma Blanco has been singing with Mayte Mateos all over the world.
| Baccarat | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Disco , pop |
| founding | 1985 as New Baccarat |
| Founding members | |
| Maria Mendiola | |
singing | Marisa Perez |
In 1985 María Mendiola followed and founded - also with Marisa Pérez - the duo 'New Baccara'. Years later they left out the 'new'; since then there have been two female singing duos with the name Baccara.
From 1994 to 1998 Mateos a. a. with Jane Comerford . Between 1999 and 2004 Baccara feat. Mayte Mateo's two albums, Baccara 2000 (1999) and Soy tu Venus (2004). In 2004 the duo took part in the Melodifestivalen , the Swedish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest , with the title song Soy tu Venus .
On July 27, 2007, a 3-CD box with all the original Baccarat titles (for the first time on CD rarities such as Amoureux, Baila-tu, Candido and Eins plus one is one ) was released on the occasion of the 30th stage anniversary.
Original Baccarat producer Rolf Soja and copywriter Frank Dostal worked again with the original lead singer Mayte Mateos after more than 25 years. The result was the album Satin… in Black & White, which went on sale on June 27, 2008. It includes six new recordings of classics and six previously unreleased songs such as Nights in Black Satin, Simply Forget and (I Don't Want) To Lose Lautrec, along with a 'German Medley' consisting of German versions of their greatest hits: Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (But only with this song), I'm a lady and the devil sends you to Laredo.
In December 2010 a Christmas medley was published as a download. New recordings produced in the meantime have not yet been published by peer music.
In 2013 the Spanish band “Sala & the Strange Sounds” produced a current, rocking version of the world hit Yes Sir, I Can Boogie and a corresponding video with Mayte Mateos . On April 27, 2013 the song was presented in the Boogie Roller Disco 'Charada' in Madrid.
In 2016 the band “Fundacion Tony Manero feat. Baccara ”(with Mayte Mateos) Dame un Poco de Tu Amor and the group the band“ Plugin mit Baccara feat. Maria Mendiola “a new, electro-heavy version of the classic Yes Sir, I Can Boogie as a download single. In November 2016 a preview single I Belong To Your Heart was released under the name “Baccara feat. Maria Mendiola ”from the album announced for May 5, 2017. The producers were Luiz Rodriguez ( Modern Talking , CC Catch , New Baccara and Mayte Mateos ). The single was placed in Poland and Serbia, among others.
Discography
Albums
| year | title | Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) | Remarks | |||
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| 1977 | Baccarat | DE13 (11 weeks) DE | AT2 (28 weeks) AT | - | UK26 (6 weeks) UK | |
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Compilations
| year | title | Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) | Remarks | |||
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| 1979 | The hits of baccarat | DE30 (11 weeks) DE | - | - | - | First published: December 1978 |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Baccara Songs
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Singles
| year | Title album | Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) | Remarks | |||
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| 1977 | Yes Sir, I Can Boogie Baccarat | DE1 gold (30 weeks)DE | AT2 (28 weeks) AT | CH1 (17 weeks) CH | UK1 gold (17 weeks)UK | First publication: April 1977 Authors: Frank Dostal , Rolf Soja |
| Sorry, I'm a Lady Baccarat | DE1 (23 weeks) DE | AT1 (24 weeks) AT | CH2 (13 weeks) CH | UK8th silver (9 weeks)UK | First publication: August 1977 Authors: Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja | |
| 1978 | Darling Light My Fire | DE6 (15 weeks) DE | AT7 (8 weeks) AT | CH9 (7 weeks) CH | - | First publication: January 1978 Authors: Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja |
| Parlez-vous français? Light My Fire | DE21 (9 weeks) DE | AT18 (8 weeks) AT | - | - | First publication: April 1978 Authors: Frank Dostal, Peter Zentner , Rolf Soja | |
| The Devil Sent You to Lorado The Hits of Baccara | DE4 (21 weeks) DE | AT4 (16 weeks) AT | CH5 (9 weeks) CH | - | First publication: November 1978 Authors: Frank Dostal, Peter Zentner, Rolf Soja | |
| 1979 | Body-Talk Colors | DE26 (9 weeks) DE | - | - | - | First publication: May 1979 Authors: Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja |
| Ay, Ay, Sailor Colors | DE39 (3 weeks) DE | - | - | - | First publication: September 1979 Authors: Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja | |
Mayte Mateos Biography
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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| - | gold1 | - | 250,000 | musikindustrie.de | |
| - | gold1 | 2 × platinum2 | 140,000 | ifpi.fi | |
| silver1 | gold1 | - | 750,000 | bpi.co.uk | |
| All in all | silver1 | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 |
Awards
- 1977: Golden Bravo Otto
- 1978: Bambi
- Entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's most successful female singing duo
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- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles Albums UK
Web links
- Baccarat at Allmusic (English)
- Baccarat at Discogs (English)
- Baccarat at 45cat.com (English)
- Baccarat at Rate Your Music (English)