"Spanish Stroll"
Single by Mink DeVille
from the album Cabretta[1]
Released1977[2]
GenreBlues rock[3]
Length3:38[1][3]
LabelCapitol Records, EMI Electrola[2]
Songwriter(s)Willy DeVille[3]
Producer(s)Jack Nitzsche[3]
Video
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Spanish Stroll is a 1977 single by Mink DeVille, off their debut album Cabretta. It features a spoken word section by bassist Rubén Sigüenza during the break ("¡Hey Rosita! ¿Dónde vas con mi carro, Rosita? Tú sabes que te quiero, pero usted me quita todo"), adding a Latin flavor to it.[4]

"Spanish Stroll" reached #20 on the UK Singles Chart; it was to be DeVille's only record ever to chart in the UK.[4] In addition, the song went to #3 in the Netherlands[5] and #25 in New Zealand.[6]

In 2000, the UK indie-pop band Spearmint sampled the song on the title track of their album Oklahoma!.

In 2007, the song was featured in the American drama film In the Land of Women.[7]

In 2010, the song was featured in the independent video game Space Funeral.

In 2016, the song was featured in the made for Netflix film Special Correspondents.

References

  1. 1 2 "Cabretta". Discogs. 1977.
  2. 1 2 "Spanish Stroll (master)". Discogs. 1977.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Spanish Stroll". Discogs. 1977.
  4. 1 2 Roach, Martin, ed. (2008). The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles (1st ed.). London: Virgin Books. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-7535-1537-2.
  5. ↑ "Mink Deville: Spanish stroll - Positieverloop in de Nederlandse Top 40". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. 1977. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand Single Charts: Mink DeVille". charts.nz. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  7. ↑ "In the Land of Women". Allmusic.
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