| Roberto Who..? | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cayenne featuring vocals by Linda Taylor |
| Album: | Roberto Who..? |
| A-Side: | Roberto Who..? |
| B-Side: | Roberto Who..? (Instrumental) |
| Written: | Greenfield/Taylor/Carthy |
| Released: | 1981 |
| Label: | Groove Production GP 3012 (12") Groove Production GP 307 (7") |
| Producer: | Chris Palmer |
Roberto Who..? is a song by the British band Cayenne. Released on the Groove Production label, it was a hit in the UK in 1981, charting on both the Record Business Top 50 Disco chart and the Twelve Inchers chart.
The song became a dancefloor hit in clubs around the world and it won awards in both Mexico and Greece.[1]
There was an error in the July 13 issue of Record Business regarding the catalogue number for the 12" version of the record. The correct catalogue number was s GP 3012. The magazine posted the correct information in the August 3 issue.[2]
James Hamilton reported in his "Odds 'N' Bods" column for the week of July 18 that Cayenne had recorded a Spanish version of the song for overseas release.[3]
Linda Taylor co-wrote the song.[4]
The album was a mix of jazz, funk and salsa and it made the funk chart in the US.[5] The arrangements were handled by Robert Greenfield.[6]
Cayenne's single "Roberto Who?", credited to Cayenne featuring Linda Taylor debuted at No. 30 on the Record Business Disco Top 50 chart on the week of July 20.[7] It peaked at No. 24 on the Record Business Top Disco 50 chart on the week of August 3.[8] It was still in the chart for the week of August 17.[9] [10] The following week it was at No. 52 on the Disco Bubbling Under chart.[11] It was still in the Bubbling Under chart at No. 65 for the week of August 31.[12] [13]
The single made its debut at no. 17 in the Twelve Inchers chart for the week of July 20.[14] The following week there was no entry in the Twelve Inchers chart.[15] Then the following week (August 3) it was back in the chart one more time at no. 19.[16] [17]
| Publication | Chart | Peak | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record Business | Disco Top 50 | 24 | [18] [19] |
| Record Business | Twelve Inchers | 17 | [20] [21] |