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" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Mink DeVille | |
| from the album Cabretta[2] | |
| Released | 1977[1] |
| Genre | Blues rock[3] |
| Length | 3:38[2][3] |
| Label | Capitol Records, EMI Electrola[1] |
| Songwriter(s) | Willy DeVille[3] |
| Producer(s) | Jack Nitzsche[3] |
| Video | |
| "Spanish Stroll" on TopPop on YouTube | |
"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!.[citation needed]
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
edit- ^ a b "Spanish Stroll (master)". Discogs. 1977.
- ^ a b "Cabretta". Discogs. 1977.
- ^ a b c d "Spanish Stroll". Discogs. 1977.
- ^ a b Roach, Martin, ed. (2008). The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles (1st ed.). London: Virgin Books. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-7535-1537-2.
- ^ "Mink Deville: Spanish stroll - Positieverloop in de Nederlandse Top 40". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. 1977. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand Single Charts: Mink DeVille". charts.nz. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "In the Land of Women". Allmusic.