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 Baccara
Released	October 21, 1977
Recorded	January–August 1977
Studio	Studio Maschen, Maschen, Germany; Polydor Studios, London
Genre	Disco pop
Length	42:16
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Rolf Soja
Baccara chronology
Baccara (1977) Light My Fire (1978)
Alternative cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"	Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja	4:29
2.	"Love You Till I Die"	Dostal, Soja	4:26
3.	"Granada"	Agustin Lara	4:17
4.	"Gimme More"	Soja, Peter Zentner	3:50
5.	"Koochie-Koo"	Dostal, Soja	4:04

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Sorry, I'm a Lady"	Dostal, Soja	3:37
7.	"Cara Mia"	John O'Brien-Docker, Soja^[2]	2:53
8.	"Feel Me"	Soja, Zentner	4:20
9.	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss	3:26
10.	"Number One"	Dostal, Soja	2:37
11.	"Don't Play Me a Symphony"	Dostal, Soja	4:17

Alternative album editions

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

Personnel

• Mayte Mateos – vocals
• María Mendiola – vocals

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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[10]	2× Platinum	115,000^[10]
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[12]	Gold	40,000^[11]
Sweden	—	322,000^[13]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. discogs.com
3. "Austriancharts.at – Baccara – Baccara" (in German). Hung Medien.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Baccara – Baccara" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
5. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Baccara". Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 23. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Baccara – Baccara" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Baccara – Baccara". Hung Medien.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Baccara – Baccara". Hung Medien.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "Baccara" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
11. "Gold/Silver Record Chart". Billboard. 26 December 1974.
12. Hultir, Randi (17 December 1977). "From the Music Capitols Around the World – Oslo". Billboard. p. 82. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
13. Schulaman, Leif (9 September 1978). "From the Music Capitols Around the World – Stockholm" (PDF). Billboard. p. 61. Retrieved 8 August 2019.