That's Our Song is an album released by Israeli
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duo
Esther & Abi Ofarim
Esther & Abi Ofarim were an Israeli musical duo active during the 1960s, consisting of husband and wife Abi Ofarim and Esther Ofarim. They enjoyed particular success in Germany. They had hits in Europe with their songs "One More Dance," "Morning ...
. It was released in Europe on
Philips Records
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in 1965. The album was released as ''Neue Songs Der Welt (New Songs of the World)'' in Germany.
Recording and release
On this album arranged and conducted by Heinz Alisch, Esther & Abi Ofarim cover various international folk recordings, including songs by
Bob Dylan
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,
Peter, Paul and Mary
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, and the
Negro spiritual
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"
Go Tell It on the Mountain." The track "La Guajira" is a rendition of "Al vaivén de mi carreta" by Cuban musician
Ñico Saquito
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.
The album was at the top of the German Album chart by December 1965. ''Neue Songs Der Welt'' was the first of three No. 1 albums for the duo in Germany. The album spent a total of 80 weeks on the charts (October 15, 1965 – May 15, 1967), including 56 weeks in the Top 10 and 12 weeks at the top of the chart.
Track listing
Chart performance
References
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Esther & Abi Ofarim albums
1965 albums
Philips Records albums
Albums produced by Abi Ofarim