"Elena" was the debut single for the West Coast rock group,
Marc Tanner Band
The Marc Tanner Band was a west coast rock band fronted by Marc Tanner, that released two albums on the Elektra label. They had a small hit with the song "Elena" in 1979.
Background
During their time the band released two albums, '' No Escape'' i ...
. It was a hot 100 hit for them in 1979.
Background
The song was written by
Marc Tanner
The Marc Tanner Band was a west coast rock band fronted by Marc Tanner, that released two albums on the Elektra label. They had a small hit with the song "Elena" in 1979.
Background
During their time the band released two albums, '' No Escape'' i ...
, Nat Jeffrey, and Jeff Monday. Nat Jeffrey also produced the single. It was released on the
Elektra label, cat# E-46003 in January 1979. Two of the features in the song described by ''Billboard'' were the wailing sax solo and the sassy vocals. The single was taken from the group's ''
No Escape'' album, released on Elektra 6E-168.
Chart performance
As reported for the week ending April 7, 1979, "Elena" moved up to No. 45 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It spent six weeks on the chart.
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Songs written by Marc Tanner
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References
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1979 debut singles
Elektra Records singles
1979 songs
American pop songs
Songs written by Marc Tanner