Baccara (album)

This article is about the self-titled album by Baccara. For other albums by Baccara, see Baccara discography.

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)[11]	Gold	40,000[12]
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. Hultir, Randi (17 December 1977). "From the Music Capitols Around the World – Oslo". Billboard. p. 82. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
12. "Gold/Silver Record Chart". Billboard. 26 December 1974.
13. Schulaman, Leif (9 September 1978). "From the Music Capitols Around the World – Stockholm" (PDF). Billboard. p. 61. Retrieved 8 August 2019.