''Black Is Black'' is the debut album by Spanish

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, released in 1966 by

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in Spain (as ''Los Bravos''),

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in the UK and Press Records in the U.S. The album features its title track, an international hit. The track listing of the Spanish/UK versions differ slightly from the U.S. version. The album became a moderate success after it charted at No. 93 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

Spain/UK version

Side one # "Trapped" (

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, Bill Martin) – 2:18 # "Baby, Baby" (Manolo Diaz,

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) – 2:33 # "Make It Easy For Me" (Colin Butler, Diaz) – 2:39 # "She Believes in Me" (

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, Dario Bembo,

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) – 2:58 # "Will You Always Love Me" (Tony Hayes, Steve Wadey, Michelle Grainger) – 2:22 # "

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" (Hayes, Wadey, Grainger) – 2:53 Side two # "Stop That Girl" (Butler, Diaz) – 2:34 # "Give Me a Chance" (Hayes, Wadey, Grainger) – 1:59 # "I'm Cuttin' Out" (Coulter, Martin) – 2:57 # "Two Kinds of Lovers" (

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) – 2:09 # "You Won't Get Far" (Butler, Diaz) – 2:15 # "Baby, Believe Me" (Diaz, Raymonde) – 2:14

U.S. version

Side one # "Black Is Black" (Hayes, Wadey, Grainger) – 2:53 # "Trapped" (Coulter, Martin) – 2:18 # "Baby, Baby" (Diaz, Raymonde) – 2:33 # "Make It Easy for Me" (Colin Butler, Diaz) – 2:39 # "She Believes in Me" (Pallavicini, Bembo, Callander) – 2:58 # "I Want a Name" (Diaz, Raymonde) – 2:38 Side two # "I Don't Care" (

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, Raymonde) – 2:23 # "Stop That Girl" (Butler, Diaz) – 2:34 # "I'm Cuttin' Out" (Coulter, Martin) – 2:57 # "Don't Be Left Out in the Cold" (Diaz,

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) – 2:10 # "You Won't Get Far" (Butler, Diaz) – 2:15 # "Baby, Believe Me" (Diaz, Raymonde) – 2:14

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of original LP and ''Black Is Black: The Anthology 1966–1969'' compilation CD. Los Bravos * Mike Kogel – lead vocals * Tony Martinez – lead guitar * Pablo Sanllehi – drums * Manolo Fernández – electric organ * Miguel Vicens – bass guitar Additional musicians *

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("Black Is Black") * John McLaughlin ("Black Is Black") Technical *

– producer * Bill Price – engineer * Decca Publicity Art Department – sleeve design, photography

References

{{Authority control 1966 debut albums Los Bravos albums Decca Records albums