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George Baker Selection was a pop-rock band from Assendelft, the Netherlands. The band is best-known for the 1969 song " Little Green Bag "; the 1975 world-wide hit " Paloma Blanca ", and the 1985 Pan European hit " Santa Lucia by Night ".
In 1978, Baker disbanded the Selection because "the pressure had become too much." The band has sold over 20 million records worldwide. However, Baker formed a new George Baker Selection in 1985, which stayed together until 1989. [6] The second version of the Selection has released twelve albums and several compilation albums.
"Little Green Bag" is a 1969 song written by Dutch musicians Jan Visser and George Baker (born Hans Bouwens), and recorded by the George Baker Selection at the band's own expense. The track was released as the George Baker Selection's debut single by Dutch label Negram, the B-side being "Pretty Little Dreamer". [3] [4]
"Paloma Blanca" (Spanish for "white dove"), often called "Una Paloma Blanca", is a song written by Dutch musician George Baker (under his real name, Johannes Bouwens) and first recorded and released by his band, George Baker Selection.
"Santa Lucia By Night" is a 1985 song written by Dutch musician George Baker (under his real name, Johannes Bouwens) and first recorded and released by his band, George Baker Selection. The single of the group's thirteenth same name studio album—was released with instrumental version at the B-side.
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Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands.The band had a string of hit songs during the counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and many other countries during 1969 and 1970.
Little Green Bag is the 1970 debut album by the Dutch rock band George Baker Selection. It attracted additional attention after Quentin Tarantino used the title track on his 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs. [2]