Solomon Gundie

"Solomon Gundie"
Single by Amanda Lear
B-side "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)"
Released 1980
Format 7"
Genre Ska
Length 3:58
Label Ariola Records
Writer(s) Sintas
Producer(s) Anthony Monn
Amanda Lear singles chronology
"When"
(1980)
"Solomon Gundie"
(1980)
"Egal"
(1981)

"Solomon Gundie" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1980 by Ariola Records.

Song information

"Solomon Gundie" was originally recorded by Jamaican ska singer Eric "Monty" Morris in the first half of the 1960s. Amanda Lear released her cover version only in a 7" single format in 1980, between her Diamonds for Breakfast and Incognito albums. The disc bears "Sintas" as the author of the song. The track appeared to be a minor hit in Germany, having reached Top 40, where it was performed in a number of television shows. In 2005 "Solomon Gundie" made a release on Paris by Night – Greatest Hits, a double CD hits collection, in an edited version.

Track listing

A. "Solomon Gundie" - 3:58
B. "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" - 3:05

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Germany[3] 36

References

  1. "SOLOMON GUNDIE 1980 Germany". amandalear_singoli.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. "Amanda Lear - Solomon Gundie (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  3. "Chartverfolgung / LEAR,AMANDA / Single". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-10-08.
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