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| B-side | "Mama Coco" |
"Seven Tears" was a popular song by the Goombay Dance Band, released in 1981.
Written by Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein and Wolfgang Jass and produced by Jochen Peterson, "Seven Tears" was a major hit across Europe in the winter and spring of 1982. The song spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart,[1] being only the second time a German act had topped the UK chart, six weeks after Kraftwerk had achieved that feat with "The Model".[2]
Track listings
- 7" vinyl single
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seven Tears" | Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass | 3:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mama Coco" | Uve Schikora | 3:30 |
- 12" vinyl single
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seven Tears" (Extended dance mix) | Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass | 5:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mama Coco" | Uve Schikora | 3:30 |
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 15 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
| Dutch GfK chart[4] | 7 |
| Dutch Top 40[5] | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
Lyrics
Seven tears have flown into the river
Seven tears are runnin' to the sea.
If one day they reach some distant waters
Then you'll know
it's sent with love from me.
Here I stand
head in hand
Lonely like a stranger on the shore.
I can't stand this feeling anymore.
Day by day
this world's all grey
And if dreams were eagles I would fly
But they ain't
and that's the reason why.
Seven tears have flown into the river
Oh my darling
oh my pretty lady
Golden star that leads to paradise.
Like a river's running to the ocean
I'll come back to you fourthousand miles.
Here I stand
head in hand
Cover versions
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- "Seven Tears" was covered by the Croatian pop singers Darko Domijan and Maja Blagdan.
- The French singer Séverine recorded a German version in 1981 named "Sieben Tränen".
- The Dutch singer, Arne Jansen, recorded a Dutch version, named "Zeven brieven".
References
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 405–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears - austriancharts.at (in German)". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (in Dutch)". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40, week 25, 1982 (in Dutch)". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 14 June 2009.