The official video (at the top of this page) features the band performing the song wearing shiny gold and red outfits.
The rather bland UK vinyl sleeve (Epic)
"Seven Tears" was the only song released as a single from the band's third album Holiday in Paradise. The album didn't chart in the UK, but reached #17 in Germany. The single also reached #13 in Germany (in 1981), #1 in Ireland, #6 in Belgium, #15 in Austria and #25 in Australia.
Quite possibly influenced by Boney M, this German pop band formed in 1979 and was the brainchild of Oliver Bendt, who spent the late 1970s living in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. However, rather than a stomping disco groove, we have a rather limp oompah beat, a repetitive chorus and several annoying key changes. To give him credit where it's due, Bendt is an excellent vocalist, and despite the song's simplicity, that melody is somewhat infectious, which is, no doubt, why it topped the charts.
To be honest, the band are not really remembered for anything else in the UK, as the only other single by the band to enter the UK singles chart was a re-release of "Sun Of Jamaica" which reached #50. However, the band were more successful in their home country, with a handful of hits including the aforementioned "Sun Of Jamaica" which reached #1 for nine weeks during 1980, selling a whopping 11 million copies globally.
The band did have more success with their 1982 compilation album which was also conveniently named Seven Tears, which reached #16 in the UK album charts.
Seven Tears UK compilation album (1982)
German vinyl single sleeve (1981)
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