Santo Domingo (song)

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Santo Domingo (song) - Wikipedia

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"Santo Domingo"

Single by Wanda Jackson

from the album Made in Germany

B-side

"Oh Blacky Joe"

Released

1965

Recorded

March 1965

Electrola Studio

Pop^[1]

Bert Olden
Joachim Relin

Producer(s)

Otto Demler

Wanda Jackson singles chronology

"My First Day Without You"
(1965)

"Santo Domingo"
(1965)

"Morgan, Ja Morgen"
(1965)

"Santo Domingo" is a song originally performed by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. The song was composed by Bert Olden and Joachim Relin and was Jackson's first single released outside of North America. The track was recorded in the German language and released exclusively to German markets as a pop song. "Santo Domingo" became a commercial success in 1965 after reaching major chart positions in several European countries. It was later released on Jackson's 1967 compilation titled Made in Germany.

Background and recording

Wanda Jackson had become known to North American audiences as both a country and Rockabilly artist, with singles like "Let's Have a Party" (1960) and "Right or Wrong" (1961).^[2] In 1965, Jackson was asked by her long-time label (Capitol Records) to travel to overseas to record exclusively for their European distributor named Electrola Records. Jackson agreed and traveled to Cologne, Germany in March 1965 to record several selections for Electrola in German. The label provided her with a German vocal coach to learn the material. Among the songs she recorded in Cologne was "Santo Domingo".^[3]

The tune was composed by German songwriters Bert Olden and Joachim Relin. "Santo Domingo" was produced by Otto Demler in March 1965 at the Electrola Studio.^[4] Jackson recalled in her autobiography having to spend six hours recording the song due to trouble pronouncing the lyrics in German. She also recalled that the track had over 30 musicians on the final product, including a string section and a Belgian opera singer to sing background vocals. "Once I got through my part, the final record just gave me chills," she recounted.^[3]

Release and chart performance

"Santo Domingo" was released as a single in 1965 on both Capitol and Electrola Records. It was backed on the B-side by another German-language track titled "Oh Blacky Joe". The single was issued as a seven-inch vinyl record.^[4] "Santo Domingo" was Jackson's first single to reach a number one chart position in her career^[2] topping the Austrian pop list in July 1966 and spending 12 weeks there.^[5] It also climbed to number 14 on the Belgian pop chart in 1965^[6] and number five on the German singles chart in 1965.^[7] It was not released on an album until 1967 when Capitol issued the compilation, Made in Germany. The disc included Jackson's previously released German singles.^[8]

Charts

Chart (1965)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10]	14
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	5

References

^ "Santo Domingo: Wanda Jackson: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b Bomar, Scott; Jackson, Wanda (2017). Every night is Saturday night : a country girl's journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. BMG. pp. 224–229. ISBN 9781947026070.
^ ^a ^b Jackson, Wanda (1965). ""Santo Domingo"/"Oh Blacky Joe" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records/Electrola Records. F-80536/K-22-800.
^ "Suche nach Wanda Jackson". austrian-charts.at. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS -- Wanda Jackson". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Wanda Jackson singles (in German)". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ Jackson, Wanda (1967). "Made in Germany (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Capitol Records. SMK-74-383.
^ "Wanda Jackson – Santo Domingo" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ "Wanda Jackson – Santo Domingo" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

v t e Wanda Jackson
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Wanda Jackson (1958) There's a Party Goin' On (1961) Right or Wrong (1961) Wonderful Wanda (1962) Love Me Forever (1963) Two Sides of Wanda (1964) Blues in My Heart (1965) Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs (1965) Wanda Jackson Salutes the Country Music Hall of Fame (1966) Reckless Love Affair (1967) You'll Always Have My Love (1967) Cream of the Crop (1968) The Many Moods of Wanda Jackson (1968) The Happy Side of Wanda (1969) Wanda Jackson Country! (1970) A Woman Lives for Love (1970) I've Gotta Sing (1971) Praise the Lord (1972) I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way (1972) Country Gospel (1973) Country Keepsakes (1973) When It's Time to Fall in Love Again (1974) Now I Have Everything (1975) Make Me Like a Child Again (1976) Closer to Jesus (1977) Good Times (1980) Show Me the Way to Calvary (1981) Let's Have a Party (1982) My Kind of Gospel (1983) Rockabilly Fever (1984) Teach Me to Love (1984) Let's Have a Party in Prague (1987) (with Karel Zich) Classy Country (1988) Encore (1988) Don't Worry Be Happy (1989) Goin' on with My Jesus (1991) Rock & Roll-ra Hívlak! (with Dolly Roll) (1992) Generations (Of Gospel Music) (1993) Let's Have a Party (1995) The Queen of Rock' a 'Billy (1997) Heart Trouble (2003) I Remember Elvis (2006) The Party Ain't Over (2011) Unfinished Business (2012) Encore (2021)
Compilation albums	Rockin' with Wanda (1960) Made in Germany (1967) The Best of Wanda Jackson (1968) I'll Still Love You (1976)
Live albums	Wanda Jackson in Person (1969) Live in Scandinavia (1989) The Wanda Jackson Show: Live and Still Kickin' (2003) Wanda Live! at Third Man Records (2011)
Songs	"Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "You Can't Have My Love" "I Gotta Know" "Fujiyama Mama" "Riot in Cell Block Number 9" "Hard Headed Woman" "Let's Have a Party" "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" "Right or Wrong" "Funnel of Love" "In the Middle of a Heartache" "A Little Bitty Tear" "If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me" "Santo Domingo" "The Box It Came In" "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" "If I Had a Hammer" "My Big Iron Skillet" "Two Separate Bar Stools "A Woman Lives for Love" "Fancy Satin Pillows" "Where Do I Put His Memory" "I'll Still Love You" "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" "Good Rockin' Tonight" "You Know I'm No Good" "Thunder on the Mountain" "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'"

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