Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Sun of Jamaica

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Format
  
7", 12"

Genre
  
Euro disco, schlager

Recorded
  
1979

Label
  
CBS

Released
  
December 1979 (1979-12)

Writer(s)
  
Ekkehard Stein & Wolfgang Jass

"Sun of Jamaica" is a song performed by German group Goombay Dance Band, written by Ekkehard Stein and Wolfgang Jass. The song was released at the end of 1979, and subsequently included on their debut album, Sun of Jamaica.

Contents

The lyrics recount the narrator's desire to visit Jamaica after seeing Mutiny on the Bounty as a boy. When he visits, he falls in love with a woman, and vows to later return to be with her. The song was highly successful across Europe, reaching number 1 in no less than five countries. Goombay Dance Band have re-recorded the track a number of times later in their career.

Track listings

  • 7" Single (1979)
    • A. "Sun of Jamaica" – 4:22 B. "Island of Dreams" – 3:26

    Cover versions

  • German singer Tony Holiday recorded a German version of the song in 1980, "Nie mehr allein sein".
  • In 1980, Czech singer Helena Vondráčková covered the song as "Léto je léto", which was a minor hit.
  • In 1983, German cross-culture band Cusco released an instrumental version of the song on their album Virgin Islands.
  • In 1980, Argentinian Jairo (singer) reached Number one in France with a French version (Le Jardins du Ciel), he also recorded a spanish version called "Nuestro Amor Será un Himno", which was a top 10 hit in Argentina.

    • References

    Sun of Jamaica Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA