Happy to Be...

Happy to Be...
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1976
StudioStudio Des Dames, Studio Davout, Air Studios
LabelPhilips Records
ProducerDemis Roussos, Georges Petsilas
Demis Roussos chronology
Souvenirs
(1975)
Happy to Be...
(1976)
Die Nacht und der Wein
(1976)
Singles from Happy to Be...
  1. "Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun"
    Released: 1975
  2. "Can't Say How Much I Love You"
    Released: 1976
  3. "Far Away"
    Released: 1976

Happy to Be... is a studio album by Greek singer Demis Roussos, released in 1976 on Philips Records.

Commercial performance

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The album reached no. 4 in the UK[1] and no. 23 in Sweden.[2]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Time It Isn't Au-Revoir"Robert Rupen, Lucky Vlaviano3:20
2."Mary Was an Only Child"Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood, Jorge Milchberg3:45
3."Fallin'"Rupen, A. Salmawy2:45
4."So Dreamy"Rupen, Vlaviano3:04
5."Funny Man"Rupen, Michel Cywie4:09
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Say How Much I Love You"Rupen2:30
2."Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun"David Lewis3:10
3."Bahia Blue"Rupen, Salmawy2:33
4."Before"Rupen, Vlaviano2:53
5."Far Away"Rupen, Cywie2:45
6."Lovely Love de Paris"Francis Lai, Rupen3:06

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "happy-to-be | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  2. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Happy To Be". Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 259. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Demis Roussos – Happy to Be". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. December 25, 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Demis Roussos – Happy To Be". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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