Sun of Jamaica
| "Sun of Jamaica" | ||||
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 Side A of the German vinyl | ||||
| Single by Goombay Dance Band | ||||
| from the album Sun of Jamaica | ||||
| Released | December 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Euro disco, schlager | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriters | Ekkehard Stein & Wolfgang Jass | |||
| Goombay Dance Band singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
The lyrics recount the narrator's desire to visit Jamaica after seeing Mutiny on the Bounty as a boy. He explicitly mentions Marlon Brando in the lyrics, thus referring to the 1962 film version. 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 fewer than five countries. Goombay Dance Band have re-recorded the track a number of times later in their career.
Track listings
- 7" Single (1979)[1]
- A. "Sun of Jamaica" – 4:22
- B. "Island of Dreams" – 3:26
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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References
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- ^ "Goombay Dance Band – Sun of Jamaica" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Belgische Nationale Hitparade" (in Dutch). Hitnoteringen. 17 May 1980. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Goombay Dance Band – Sun of Jamaica" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Goombay Dance Band". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1980" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Goombay Dance Band – Sun of Jamaica" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Goombay Dance Band – Sun of Jamaica". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ a b Aranegui, Fernando Salaverri (2015). "1980 [Singles]". Sólo Éxitos 1959-2012 (in Spanish). Fundación SGAE. pp. 240–244. ISBN 9788480488662.
- ^ "Goombay Dance Band – Sun of Jamaica". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Goombay Dance Band – Sun of Jamaica". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart on 16/5/1982 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1980". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1980". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Goombay Dance Band; 'Sun of Jamaica')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
