From '' Dynamic Guitar And Percussion ''
Label: Dot Records -- SJET-7662
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: Japan

Tracklisr
A1 The Breeze And I
A2 Caravan
A3 The Peanut Vendor
A4 Petite Fleur
A5 Green Eyes
A6 Frenesi
B1 In A Little Spanish Town
B2 Estrellita
B3 Poinciana
B4 Amapola
B5 Hernando's Hideaway
B6 Anna

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The original music (instrumental only) entitled Andalucia, was written by the Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona.
Emilio de Torre added Spanish lyrics, and English lyrics were added by Al Stillman.

The best-known versions of the song were by Jimmy Dorsey in 1940 and by Caterina Valente in 1955.

The Jimmy Dorsey recording, with a vocal by Bob Eberly, was released by Decca Records as catalog number 3150.
The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 20, 1940 and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.

The Caterina Valente recording for Polydor was released in England by Decca Records as catalog number 29647.
The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 30, 1955 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13.
Also it reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom.

Recorded versions

101 Strings Orchestra
Gene Ammons
Art Blakey
Willie Bobo
Martin Böttcher with Siegfried Schwab (guitar) - album Moonlight Guitar*The Challengers
Sonny Clark
Xavier Cugat (charted 1940)
Vic Damone (charted 1954)
Plácido Domingo
Jimmy Dorsey (charted 1940)
Tommy Dorsey
Bob Eberly
Teddy Edwards/Houston Person
Esquivel
Percy Faith
The Fentones
The Flamingos
The Four Freshmen - Voices In Latin (1958)
Connie Francis
Ana Maria Gonzalez in Spanish
Morton Gould
Barry Harris
Coleman Hawkins
Dick Haymes
Willis Jackson (saxophonist)/Pat Martino
Ahmad Jamal (Album: Alhambra - rec. 1961)
Bert Kaempfert
Wardia Kako, 1950's, in Eastern Assyrian
Katzenjammers Steelband - Steelband With Velvet Gloves - Cook 1047 rec. 1957)
Paul Lavalle
Jeanette MacDonald
Charles Magnante
Henry Mancini
Shelly Manne
Mantovani
Pink Martini
Wes Montgomery
Joe Pass
Rhythm Rockers (Album: Soul Surfin')
Jimmy Rowles
Joe Tabor Sr.(Organist & Bass Guitarist)in 2010
Santo & Johnny
The Shadows
Dinah Shore
The Tornados
Caterina Valente (charted 1955)
The Ventures
Lawrence Welk
Klaus Wunderlich

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