Chica Chica Boom Chic Explained

Chica, Chica, Boom, Chic
Artist:Carmen Miranda
Lyricist:Aloysio de Oliveira

Chica, Chica, Boom, Chic is a song composed by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon (lyrics in Portuguese by Aloysio de Oliveira) and recorded by Carmen Miranda for her 1941 film That Night in Rio.[1]

A recording by Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra (vocal by Lina Romay) briefly reached the Billboard charts in 1941 in the No. 26 position.[2] Other recordings in 1941 were by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (vocals by Bonnie King and The Bob-o-links), Dick Jurgens & His Orchestra (vocal by Buddy Moreno), Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (vocal by Anita Boyer), and by Carmen Miranda.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Latina Legacies: Identity, Biography, and Community (Viewpoints on American Culture). 10 March 2005. Irvine Vicki L. Ruiz. paducahlife.com/. 9780198035022. November 25, 2014. Ruiz. Vicki L.. Korrol. Virginia Sánchez.
  2. Book: Whitburn . Joel . Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . 1986 . Record Research Inc. . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . 0-89820-083-0 . 116 . registration .
  3. Web site: honkingduck.com . honkingduck.com . April 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190430172827/http://www.honkingduck.com/mc/solrnoderunner/16/search/Chica%2520Chica%2520Boom%2520Chic/title_t . April 30, 2019 . dead .