Esther En Abraham Ofarim - Esther En Abraham Ofarim / Lieder und Songs (1965) (vinyl Lp) - €5,00

Israeli folk, pop and vocal duo known internationally in the 1960s. 

They were a married couple between 1958-12 and 1970-11. 

Initially started out in 1958 as a trio with Shmulik Kraus. As a duo they performed together until 1969-03. 

Their greatest successes were Cinderella Rockefella and Morning of My Life.

Esther and Abi continued performing as a duo in nightclubs. They appeared as performers in the first German-Israeli feature film Burning Sands (1960). The duo rearranged old Jewish songs and released their debut album, Haofarim (Sings Israelic Ballads), on Israphon Records in 1961.

In 1963, Esther and Abi settled in Geneva, Switzerland, and recorded songs in French, Italian, Hebrew and English for the local radio station Radio Suisse Romande.

In 1963, Esther and Abi settled in Geneva, Switzerland, and recorded songs in French, Italian, Hebrew and English for the local radio station Radio Suisse Romande. 

Esther represented Switzerland in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest. After she placed second in the competition, the duo began recording for Philips Records in Germany. 

In 1963 (possibly to 1964) while in London, on one or possibly more occasions they recorded 4 songs in front of a live television audience for the UK regional television folk and blues music series Hullabaloo, presented by the Scottish folksinger Rory McEwen.

While appearing in the United States, they recorded an album of folk songs released as Esther Ofarim & Abraham. 

In Germany, the album was titled Songs der Welt (Songs of the World), peaking at No. 2 on the German Albums chart. 

They had a hit in the Netherlands with "One More Dance (Your Husband Is Worse)," which was released in December 1963 and reached No. 8 on the Dutch charts in 1964.

Side one

1.  Cha Cha Ballahoo
2.  O Babe, You're Gonna Wonder
3.  Every Night
4.  Viva La Feria
5.  Dirty Old Town
6.  My Fisherman, My Laddie-o
7.  Lay-La

Side two
1.  Wenn Ich Bei Dir Sein Kann (Cotton Fields)
2.  Komm, Leg Deinen Arm Um Mich
3.  Schones Mädchen Du
4.  Das Ist Meine Liebe
5.  Komm Doch Zu Mir (Quand Il N'Y Aura)
6.  Bonjour, L'amour
7.  Melodie Einer Nacht (T'En Vas Pas)

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Copyright Control

Credits

• Arranged By – Blecher (tracks: B1), Thomas (tracks: B1)
• Artwork [Cover Picture] – Combi-Press

Notes
Released:  1965
Format:  Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:  Netherlands 
Genre:  Pop, Folk, World, & Country

Label:  Philips  ‎ 

Catalog#  CS 023

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs:  €5,00