Cuba (song)

"Cuba" is a 1978 song by the Gibson Brothers taken from their album of the same name.

"Cuba"
Single by Gibson Brothers
from the album Cuba
B-side"Cuba" (instrumental)
Released1978, 1980 (re-issue)
GenreDisco
Length4:20
7:45 (extended version)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde[1]
Producer(s)Daniel Vangarde
Gibson Brothers singles chronology
"Heaven"
(1977)		 "Cuba"
(1978)		 "Ooh What a Life"
(1979)
Music video
"Gibson Brothers - Cuba" on YouTube

Background and chart performance

It was the group's first charting single: In the US, "Cuba", went to #81 on the US Hot 100,[2] and #9 on the US Dance chart.[3] Outside the US, upon its original release, it reached number 41 in the UK, however, following the success of their follow-up top 10 hit songs "Ooh, What a Life" and "Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)", it was re-released in 1980 where it reached number 12 in the UK with "Better Do It Salsa".[4] However, its chart performance did not improve in the U.S. due in large part to the anti Disco Backlash in the States at the time.

Track listing

7" Single (UK)

A - Cuba - 3:00

B - Cuba (Club Version)

7" Single (US)

A - Cuba - 4:20

B - Cuba (Instrumental) - 4:24

12" Single

A - Cuba - 7:45

B - Cuba (Instrumental) - 7:54

'88 Remix Single

A - Cuba ('88 Remix) - 8:11

B - Cuba (Original Version) - 6:20

Charts
Chart Peak

Position

UK 12*
US Hot 100 81
US Disco Top 100 9
Only after re-release in 1980*

References
  1. "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 337.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 110.
  4. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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