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Mexican Girl
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Mexican Girl
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Smokie
| album = The Montreux Album
| B-side = "You Took Me by Surprise"
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:57
| label = RAK
| writer = Chris Norman, Pete Spencer
| producer = Mike Chapman
| prev_title = Oh Carol
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Do to Me
| next_year = 1979
| misc =
}}
"'Mexican Girl'" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album 'The Montreux Album'. It was the album's third and final single. The song first came out in September 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.
Background and writing
The song was written by Chris Norman and Smokie drummer Pete Spencer and produced by Mike Chapman.
Commercial performance
The song reached no. 1 in Germany.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Cover versions
In 2000 Chris Norman issued his solo version of this song as a single (CD maxi) in Europe.
The version was part of his 2000 studio album "Full Circle".
References
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