"We Shall Dance" is a song by Greek singer

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. It was released as a

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in 1971. The song was included on Roussos' 1971 album ''

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'' (originally titled ''Fire and Ice'').

Background and writing

The song is credited to

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and

Artemios Venturis Roussos Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ; el, Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, ; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in ...

(Demis Roussos). The recording was produced by

and

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. There is also a Spanish-language version, titled "Bailaremos".

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 4 in the Netherlands and no. 9 Belgium (Flanders).

Track listings

7" single Philips 6118 006 (1971, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal)
7" single Philips 60 09 159 (1973, Spain) : A. "We Shall Dance" (3:32) : B. "Lord of the Flies" (4:27) 7" single BR 56033 (1973, Netherlands) : A. "We Shall Dance" (4:27) : B. "My Reason" (4:55)

Charts

:* Charted posthumously in 2015

References

{{Demis Roussos 1971 songs 1971 singles Demis Roussos songs Philips Records singles Song recordings produced by Demis Roussos