Mayte Mateus (dressed in black) and María Mendiola (in white) first performed together as Venus for tourists in the Canary Islands, where they were spotted by an RCA record exec and partnered with Dutch composer/producer Rolf Soja. After a change of name to Baccara (after the rose) their 1977 self-titled debut album hit the shelves.
From this album, Yes Sir, I Can Boogie became an immediate hit - with it's breathy vocals and Euro-pop disco beat. However the musical landscape was rapidly changing and subsequent albums never reached the dizzying heights of their debut. The second album, Light My Fire was notable for the song Parlez-vous Français, which was sung by Baccara as the Luxembourg entry in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest (they came 7th).
Both Mateos and Mendiola went on to look at solo projects and Baccara split by 1983, but soon both members were using the name Baccara with different partners - Mateus' version becoming New Baccara.
From the debut album here are Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, Love You Till I Die, and Granada.
Cartridge: Sonus SPM4
Phono amp: Graham Slee Accession
Turntable: Technics SL-QL1
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
Mister,
Your eyes are full of hesitation,
Sure makes me wonder,
If you know what your looking for.
Uumm, Baby I wan't to keep my reputation,
I'm a sensation,
You try me once you'll beg for more.
Oooohh! Yes sir, I can boogie,
But I need a certain song,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long
Ooooh!
Yes sir, I can boogie
If you stay, you can't go wrong,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long...
No sir,
I don't feel very much like talking,
No neither walking.
You wanna know if I can dance,
Yes sir, already told you in the first verse and in the chorus,
But I will give you one more chance...
Ooohh! Yes sir, I can boogie,
But I need a certain song,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long.
Yes sir, I can boogie
If you stay, you can't go wrong,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long...
Yes sir, I can boogie
If you stay, you can't go wrong,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long...
Yes sir, I can boogie,
But I need a certain song,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long...
Yes sir, I can boogie
if you stay you can't go wrong,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long...
Yes sir, I can boogie
if you stay you can't go wrong,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long...
Yes sir, I can boogie
if you stay you can't go wrong,
I can boogie, boogie woogie all night long...
Love You Till I Die
Love you till I die
I think I'm really gonna love you till I die
Somehow you make me wanna love you till I die
I've never known a love to last
I've seen a lot of loves go past
I don't know how, but I know why
I'm gonna love you till I die
Love you till I die
I think I'm really gonna love you till I die
It's no use fighting it and I won't even try
Your ways are hypnotizing me
I feel in chains and I feel free
I don't know how, but I know why
I'm gonna love you till I die
Love you till I die
My love will be a river never running dry
Deep as the deepest ocean, like a mountain high
A summer breathe, a thunderstorm
It's our romance that keeps me warm
It's not confession but it's true
I dedicate my life to you
You will make me cry
You'll make me sing and you will give me wings to fly
I will believe you and I'm sure that you will lie
I don't expect a wedding ring
'Cause it's a never lasting thing
And there's no power to steal me now
Apart from those to clear my
Love you till I die
I think I'm really gonna love you till I die
Somehow you make me wanna love you till I die
I've never known a love to last
I've seen a lot of loves go past
I don't know how, but I know why
I'm gonna love you till I die
I don't know how, but I know why
I'm gonna love you till I die
Love you till I die
I think I'm really gonna love you till I die
Somehow you make me wanna love you till I die
I've never known a love to last
I've seen a lot of loves go past
I don't know how, but I know why
I'm gonna love you till I die
I don't know how, but I know why
I'm gonna love you till I die
Love you till I die
Granada
Granada, tierra ensangrentada en tardes de toros;
Mujier que conserva el embrujo de los ojos moros,
De sueno rebelde y gitana, cubierta de flores
Y beso tu boca de grana jugosa manzana
Que me habla de amores
Granada, Manola cantada en coplas preciosas
No tengo ontra cosa que darte que un ramo de rosas
De rosas de suave fragancia
Que le dieran marco a la Virgen Morena
Granada, tu tierra est llena
De lindas mujeres, de sangre y del sol
Rebelde y gitana, cubierta de flores
Y beso tu boca de grana jugosa manzana
Que me habla de amores
Granada, Manola cantada en coplas preciosas
No tengo ontra cosa que darte que un ramo de rosas
De rosas de suave fragancia
Que le dieran marco a la Virgen Morena
Granada, tu tierra est llena
De lindas mujeres, de sangre y del sol
Granada, tu tierra est llena
De lindas mujeres, de sangre y de sol
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