"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" | ||||
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Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
from the album Happy to Be... | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Lewis | |||
Producer(s) | Georges Petsilas | |||
Demis Roussos singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" (French TV, 1971) on YouTube |
"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1975.
The song was included on Roussos' 1976 album Happy to Be....
The song was written by David Lewis. The recording was produced by Georges Petsilas.
The single reached no. 5 in the UK. [1]
7" single Philips 6042 033 (1975)
7" single RTB / Philips S-53.916 (1976, Yugoslavia)
7" single Philips 6042 091 (1975, Germany)
"Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien" | ||||
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Single by Demis Roussos | ||||
from the album Die Nacht und der Wein | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Lewis, Wolfgang Mürmann [3] | |||
Producer(s) | Leo Leandros [3] | |||
Demis Roussos singles chronology | ||||
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Roussos recorded a German version of this song (titled "Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien", with German lyrics by Wolfgang Mürmann) on his 1976 German-language album Die Nacht und der Wein.
The recording was produced by Leo Leandros. [3]
The version was in 1976 also released as single. [3]
7" single "Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien" Philips 6042 173 (1976, Germany)
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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UK Singles ( OCC) [4] | 5 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM) [5] | 83 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [6] | Silver | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |