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Soul Cha Cha

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"Soul Cha Cha"
Song by Van McCoy
B-side"African Symphony"
Released1976
LabelH & L Records 6105 065
Songwriter(s)V. McCoy
Producer(s)Van McCoy

"Soul Cha Cha" is a 1976 single for Van McCoy. It was a hit for him in Canada that year and was a hit in the UK the following year. The single was released in the UK on H&L 6105065 in 1977.[1]

Charts

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Canada

On the week of November 27, 1976, "Soul Cha Cha" / "The Shuffle" debuted on the RPM Weekly Top Thirty Playlist at no. 18.[2][3] The following week it was at its peak position of no. 9.[4][5]

UK

"Soul Cha Cha" made its debut in the UK charts at no. 49 on 12/02/1977. Spending a total of six weeks in the chart, it peaked at no. 34.[6]

Eddy and the Soulband version

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"Soul Chacha"
Song by Eddy and the Soulband
B-side"In the Night"
Released1983
LabelPhilips 818 237-7
Songwriter(s)V. McCoy
Producer(s)Jacques Zwart
Eddy and the Soulband singles chronology
"Soul Chacha"
(1983)
"Theme From Shaft"
(1984)

Eddy and the Soulband recorded a version which was hit for them in both the Netherlands and Belgium.

Background

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The group covered Van McCoy's "Soul Cha Cha", but their release was spelt "Soulchacha". It was backed with "In the Night". The A and B sides were produced by Jacques Zwart. It was released in the Netherlands on Philips 818 237–7.[7]

Charts

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The single peaked at no. 24 in the Dutch chart during the first quarter of 1984.[8][9] It was also a hit in Belgium. It spent a total of three weeks in the chart there, peaking at no. 28.[10]

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