Barbados (song)
| "Barbados" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Typically Tropical | ||||
| from the album Barbados Sky | ||||
| A-side | "Barbados" | |||
| B-side | "Sandy" | |||
| Released | May 23, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Gull Records | |||
| Typically Tropical singles chronology | ||||
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"Barbados" was a UK Number 1 single released in May 1975 by Typically Tropical.[1] "Barbados" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 37 in late June 1975, and five weeks later was at Number 1 for a week.[1] In total, "Barbados" spent eleven weeks on the chart.[1] The track also reached Number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart, Number 1 on the South African singles chart [2] and 20 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report).[3] The track was later released on an album in 1975 by Gull Records. The album was named Barbados Sky.
Follow-up singles "Rocket Now" and "Ghost Story" failed to chart,[4] leaving "Typically Tropical" as one-hit wonders.
In 1999 a reworked version of the song, renamed "We're Going to Ibiza", also reached the UK Number 1 spot for The Vengaboys.[4]
See also
- List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK)
- List of number-one singles of 1975 (Ireland)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 572. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html Retrieved 11 October 2013
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Forum - One Hit Wonders (General: Music/Charts related)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Biography by Amy Hanson". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
| Preceded by "Give a Little Love" by Bay City Rollers |
UK number-one single August 9, 1975 for one week |
Succeeded by "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" by The Stylistics |