Spanish Stroll is a 1977 single by American rock band

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, off their debut album ''

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''. Although the lead singer is

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, the song features a spoken word section by bassist Rubén Sigüenza, during the

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, adding a

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flavor to it. "Spanish Stroll" reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart; it was to be DeVille's only record ever to chart in the UK. In addition, the song went to number 3 in the

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and number 25 in

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. In 2007, the song was featured in the American drama film ''

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References

{{reflist 1977 singles 1977 songs Capitol Records singles