Paloma Blanca

Paloma Blanca, often called Una Paloma Blanca, is the title of a song written by the Dutch musician George Baker and first recorded by his band The George Baker Selection. The single was a hit throughout Europe, and was taken from the group’s fifth album of the same name.
The song became a number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Easy Listening Singles chart in early 1976 (becoming that chart’s overall number 1 song for 1976) and peaked at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, as well as peaking at number thirty-three on the U.S. Hot Country Singles charts.
The title is Spanish for “white dove”. Continue reading

Oh, Pretty Woman

“Pretty Woman” is a song, released in August 1964, which was a worldwide success for Roy Orbison. Recorded on the Monument Records label in Nashville, Tennessee, it was written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees. The song spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. “Pretty Woman” was also Orbison’s third single to top the British singles chart (for a total of three weeks). Continue reading