The Spanish duo that recorded the 1977 Eurodisco hit “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” was Baccara.
Baccara consisted of flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola. RCA executive Leon Deane discovered them performing for tourists in Fuerteventura, in Spain’s Canary Islands, and signed them to the label. German writers Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja wrote the song, with Soja producing it.
Released in 1977, “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” became a major pan-European success. It topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium and Switzerland, and sold more than 16 million copies worldwide according to commonly cited estimates.
A frequent mix-up is confusing Baccara with other Eurodisco acts such as Silver Convention, Ottawan or Arabesque. Baccara’s follow-up, “Sorry, I’m a Lady,” was also a substantial European hit, but “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” remains their signature recording and their only UK number-one single.