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Vaya Con Dios (album)

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Vaya Con Dios
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedBSB Studios in Brussels
Summer 1988
GenreSoft rock
Smooth jazz
Length42:38
LabelAriola Records
ProducerDani Klein
Dirk Schoufs
Vaya Con Dios chronology
Vaya Con Dios
(1988)
Night Owls
(1990)

Vaya Con Dios is the first studio album by Vaya Con Dios. It was released in 1988.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry For Louie"2:57
2."The Moonshiner"2:43
3."Lord Help Me Please"3:17
4."Lay Your Hands"3:40
5."Lulu's Song"4:46
6."Just A Friend Of Mine"3:18
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."I Sold My Soul"4:56
2."One Silver Dollar" (originally performed by Marilyn Monroe)3:11
3."Philadelphia"3:29
4."Remember"2:45
5."Puerto Rico"4:16
6."Johnny" (composed in 1937 by Richard Stein under the title "Sanie cu zurgălăi",[1] and performed by Edith Piaf as "Johnny, tu n'es pas un ange")2:15

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Austrian Top 40[2] 10
Swiss Albums Chart[3] 23
Swedish Sverigetopplistan[4] 9

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[5] Gold 25,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6] 2× Platinum 65,287[6]
France (SNEP)[8] 70,000[7]
Greece (IFPI Greece)[9] Silver 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[10] Platinum 50,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 2,000,000[11]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Nicoleanu, Anca (February 22, 2007). "Zici că n-ai plagiat şi, gata, ai scăpat". Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  2. ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Vaya+Con+Dios&titel=Vaya+Con+Dios&cat=a
  3. ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Vaya+Con+Dios&titel=Vaya+Con+Dios&cat=a
  4. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vaya+Con+Dios&titel=Vaya+Con+Dios&cat=a
  5. ^ "Vaya Con Dios - Belgian Gold" (PDF). Music & Media. 25 March 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Vaya Con Dios" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  7. ^ "BMG Int'I Lets Vaya Con Dios Album Fly". Billboard. 17 October 1992. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. ^ "French album certifications – Vaya Con Dios – Night Owls" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  9. ^ "Silver in Greece" (PDF). Music & Media. 30 June 1990. p. 12. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  10. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Vaya Con Dios')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ Fuller, Chris (13 April 1991). "In Growth Terms, Belgian Music Talent Beats Most European Opponents" (PDF). Billboard.