Soleado

Following the success of Soleado, many artists went on to cover the song adding lyrics. In 1974 spanish actor and singer Manolo Otero recited a poem, Todo el tiempo del mundo (All the world's time), with the tune in the background.[2] The first version with proper lyrics was Tränen lügen nicht (Tears do not lie) by Michael Holm in 1974, which topped the charts in Germany and became a Top 10 hit in Austria and Switzerland. In 1975, Neşe Karaböcek included a cover in Turkish named Gözyaşları Yalan Söylemez (Tears Don't Lie) on her album Deli Gibi Sevdim. In 1975 Mireille Mathieu recorded a version in French, On ne vit pas sans se dire adieu (We do not live without saying goodbye). The first English lyric version, When a Child Is Born, was recorded by Johnny Mathis, and was a number one hit in the UK in 1976. Also in Britain that same year St Andrew's Chorale released a non-lyriced version under the title Cloud 99 on Decca Records, which reached number 31 in the UK charts.[3] In addition that year, the Slovak singer Karol Konárik recorded a version called Rozchod (Farewell) with lyrics by Ľuboš Zeman. In Hungary Cserháti Zsuzsa did a cover of the song in 1978 entitled "Édes kisfiam" (My sweet little son).[4] Mari Trini recorded a Spanish version, Te amaré, te amo y te querré (I will love you, I love you and I will) in 1981. The Polish pop band Bayer Full recorded the song as Blondyneczka (Little Blonde One) in 1992. In 2008 the Italian band Elio e le Storie Tese performed a version of the song with the lyrics "Buon anno nuovo" (Happy New Year) during a New Year's Eve concert. In 1975 the Czech singer Karel Gott released a version called Měl jsem rád a mám (I loved and I still do). In 1994, German disc jockey Mark 'Oh scored a hit in the German charts with a dance rendition of Holm's version. Percy Faith, Santo & Johnny, Paul Mauriat and other artists recorded instrumental versions.