Happy to Be...

Happy to Be... is a studio album by Greek singer Demis Roussos, released in 1976 on Philips Records.

Happy to Be...
Studio album by Demis Roussos
Released	1976 (1976)
Studio	Studio Des Dames, Studio Davout, Air Studios
Label	Philips Records
Producer	Demis Roussos, Georges Petsilas
Demis Roussos chronology
Souvenirs (1975) Happy to Be... (1976) Die Nacht und der Wein (1976)
Singles from Happy to Be...
"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" Released: 1975 "Can't Say How Much I Love You" Released: 1976 "Far Away" / "Before" Released: 1976^[1]

Commercial performance

The album reached no. 4 in the UK^[2] and no. 23 in Sweden.^[3]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Time It Isn't Au-Revoir"	Robert Rupen, Lucky Vlaviano	3:20
2.	"Mary Was an Only Child"	Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood, Jorge Milchberg	3:45
3.	"Fallin'"	Rupen, A. Salmawy	2:45
4.	"So Dreamy"	Rupen, Vlaviano	3:04
5.	"Funny Man"	Rupen, Michel Cywie	4:09

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Say How Much I Love You"	Rupen	2:30
2.	"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun"	David Lewis	3:10
3.	"Bahia Blue"	Rupen, Salmawy	2:33
4.	"Before"	Rupen, Vlaviano	2:53
5.	"Far Away"	Rupen, Cywie	2:45
6.	"Lovely Love de Paris"	Francis Lai, Rupen	3:06

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1976) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[4] 57 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[5] 23 UK Albums (OCC)^[6] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[7] 25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Far Away". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
   "Demis Roussos - Far Away / Before (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
2. "happy-to-be | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
3. "swedishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Happy To Be". Retrieved 2017-10-24.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 259. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. "Swedishcharts.com – Demis Roussos – Happy to Be". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
7. "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. December 25, 1976. p. 14. (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
8. "British album certifications – Demis Roussos – Happy To Be". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

External links

• Demis Roussos – Happy to Be... at Discogs
• Demis Roussos – Happy To Be... (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs