"Everybody Salsa"
Single by Modern Romance
from the album Adventures in Clubland
Released1981
GenreSalsa, pop,[1] tropical
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Geoff Deane, David Jaymes
Producer(s)Geoff Deane, David Jaymes, Norman Mighell
Modern Romance singles chronology
"Tonight"
(1981)
"Everybody Salsa"
(1981)
"Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey"
(1981)

"Everybody Salsa" is a song by British band Modern Romance, released as a 7-inch and 12-inch single by WEA in 1981. It was also released in the United States, Benelux, Germany, France, Italy and Mexico. The song was produced by David Jaymes, Geoff Deane and Norman Mighell.[2][3][4] It was their first entry into the charts, reaching No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 19 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Formats

7-inch single
12-inch single
12-inch single
12-inch promo single (U.S.)
12-inch single (Mexico)
12-inch single (Benelux)
7-inch single (Germany)
7-inch single (Benelux)
7-inch single (Italy)
7-inch single

History

"Everybody Salsa" was originally a UK hit for Modern Romance in 1981 and was included on their debut album, Adventures in Clubland (1981) as part of the Clubland Mix along with "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey", "Salsa Rappsody", and "Moose on the Loose". It was one of the few Modern Romance records to feature drummer, Tony Gainsborough. The single also made its way onto the compilation albums Party Tonight (1983) and Modern Romance: The Platinum Collection (2006). It was also a part of their farewell single, Best Mix of Our Lives (1985), an anthology single of the band's biggest hits.

Other versions

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Modern Romance, Discography, Tarzan Boy. Accessed April 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Modern Romance, Discography, Everybody Salsa, Discogs Website. Accessed April 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Lee-Williams, Matt: Modern Romance Biography, Internet Movie Database. Accessed] April 28, 2011.
  4. ^ Lee-Williams, Matt: Jaymes, David, Biography, Internet Movie Database. Accessed April 28, 2011.