"Soley Soley" is a song by Scottish band Middle of the Road, released as a single in August 1971. It peaked at number 5 in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

and also topped the charts in some countries.

Release

"Soley Soley" was written by Spanish musician

Fernando Arbex José Fernando Arbex Miró (28 May 1941 – 5 July 2003) was an influential Spanish musician and songwriter from Madrid, who enjoyed success both with his own groups and also with other artists. While still in his teens, he was the drummer in Lo ...

and was recorded by Middle of the Road whilst they were in Spain. It was first released in the Netherlands in August 1971 and was released in the UK on 26 November 1971. The B-side, "To Remind Me", was written by

Lally Stott Harold "Lally" Stott (16 January 1945 – 6 June 1977) was a British singer-songwriter and musician who wrote the song "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" which became a UK number one hit for the Scottish band Middle of the Road in 1971, and charting at ...

, brothers Giosy and Mario Capuano, and Middle of the Road lead singer Sally Carr.

Track listings

7" # "Soley Soley" – 3:02 # "To Remind Me" – 3:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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