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 →