The Goombay Dance Band was a German based band of the 1970s created by Oliver Bendt.

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  • The Goombay Dance Band was a German based band of the 1970s created by Oliver Bendt. The band is named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Their music had a distinctive sound, a mixture of Caribbean soca or calypso and western pop. The group built up a fan base across Europe and in total released some 15 singles between 1979 and 1985, within which time they enjoyed their greatest commercial success. Their most successful song was Sun of Jamaica which topped the German single charts for nine weeks in 1980 and sold 11 million copies,although it never reached the Top 40 in the UK. However, in 1982, their song "Seven Tears" topped the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks and was also a million-seller. It was the 8th best selling single in the UK during 1982. "Sun of Jamaica" also reached the top of the German music charts in 1980 when performed under the title "Nie mehr allein sein" by singer Tony Holiday. A "best of" album was released in 2005. (en)
  • De Goombay Dance Band is een Duitse band, die eind jaren '70 en begin jaren '80 van de 20e eeuw enkele hits scoorde met Caraïbische muziek. In Nederland zijn ze vooral bekend van hun nummer 1-hit Sun of Jamaica uit 1980. In 1982 scoorde de Goombay Dance Band als één van de eerste Duitse bands een nummer 1 hit in Engeland met Seven tears. Middelpunt van de band is Oliver Bendt, die van kinds af aan actief was in de muziek. De band toert nog altijd door Duitsland. (nl)
  • Goombay Dance Band var et tyskbaseret band fra 1970'erne skabt af Oliver Bendt. Bandets navn stammer fra en lille bugt ved den caribiske ø St. Lucia. Deres musik består af en særlig blanding af caribisk soca/calypso og vestligt popmusik. Nogle af deres bedst kendte sange er Sun of Jamaica og Seven Tears. I 2005 udgav de et "best of" album. (da)
  • Singles Sun Of Jamaica DE: 1 AT: 1 CH: 3 UK: 50 Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again DE: 5 AT: 1 Eldorado DE: 4 AT: 14 Rain DE: 9 Seven Tears DE: 13 AT: 15 UK: 1 Christmas At Sea DE: 22 My Bonnie DE: 50 Alben Zauber der Karibik DE: 3 AT: 1 Land Of Gold DE: 41 Holiday In Paradise DE: 17 Tropical Dreams DE: 9 Seven Tears UK: 16 Island Of Dreams DE: 57 </div> Die in Norderstedt ansässige Goombay Dance Band wurde in den 1970er-Jahren von Oliver Bendt gegründet. (de)
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  • The Goombay Dance Band was a German based band of the 1970s created by Oliver Bendt. (en)
  • De Goombay Dance Band is een Duitse band, die eind jaren '70 en begin jaren '80 van de 20e eeuw enkele hits scoorde met Caraïbische muziek. In Nederland zijn ze vooral bekend van hun nummer 1-hit Sun of Jamaica uit 1980. (nl)
  • Goombay Dance Band var et tyskbaseret band fra 1970'erne skabt af Oliver Bendt. (da)
  • Singles Sun Of Jamaica DE: 1 AT: 1 CH: 3 UK: 50 Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again DE: 5 AT: 1 Eldorado DE: 4 AT: 14 Rain DE: 9 Seven Tears DE: 13 AT: 15 UK: 1 Christmas At Sea DE: 22 My Bonnie DE: 50 Alben Zauber der Karibik DE: 3 AT: 1 Land Of Gold DE: 41 Holiday In Paradise DE: 17 Tropical Dreams DE: 9 Seven Tears UK: 16 Island Of Dreams DE: 57 </div> Die in Norderstedt ansässige Goombay Dance Band wurde in den 1970er-Jahren von Oliver Bendt gegründet. (de)
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  • Goombay Dance Band (nl)
  • Goombay Dance Band (da)
  • Goombay Dance Band (de)
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