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In Canada and the United Kingdom, "Paloma Blanca" peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached No. 1 hit on the Billboard Easy Listening Singles chart on 14 February 1976 (becoming that chart's overall No.
In the United States, the song became a No.
1 in Austria, Finland, Flanders, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland, and it also topped the charts of New Zealand and South Africa. The song was a hit throughout Europe, reaching No. The single-the title track of the group's fifth album-was released in 1975 with "Dreamboat" (or "Dream Boat") as its B-side. " Paloma Blanca" (Spanish for "white dove"), often called " Una Paloma Blanca", is a song written by Dutch musician George Baker (under his real name, Johannes Bouwens) and first recorded and released by his band, George Baker Selection. George Baker Selection singles chronology Not to be confused with Palomita Blanca or Blanca Paloma.