"Soul Cha Cha" is a 1976 single for Van McCoy. It was a hit for him in Canada that year and was a hit in the UK the following year. The single was released in the UK on H&L 6105065 in 1977.Official Charts - SOUL CHA CHA by VAN MCCOY, CHART FACTS
Charts Canada On the week of November 27, 1976, "Soul Cha Cha" / "The Shuffle" debuted on the RPM Weekly Top Thirty Playlist at no. 18.RPM Weekly, Volume 26 No 8 - November 20, 1976 - Page 12 TOP THIRTY PLAYLISTRPM Weekly, Volume 26 No 9 - November 27, 1976 - Page 12 TOP THIRTY PLAYLIST, 18. Soul Cha Cha / The Shuffle -Van McCoy LP (H&L) The following week it was at its peak position of no. 9.RPM Weekly, Volume 26 No. 10 - Page 12 TOP THIRTY PLAYLIST, 9. Soul Cha Cha - The Shuffle -Van McCoy LP (H&L)RPM Weekly, Volume 26 No. 11 - December 11, 1976 - Page 22 TOP THIRTY PLAYLIST, 21. Soul Cha Cha - The Shuffle -Van McCoy LP (H&L) UK "Soul Cha Cha" made its debut in the UK charts at no. 49 on 12/02/1977. Spending a total of six weeks in the chart, it peaked at no. 34.Official Charts - SOUL CHA CHA by VAN MCCOY, CHART RUN
Eddy and the Soulband version
Eddy and the Soulband recorded a version which was hit for them in both the Netherlands and Belgium.
Background The group covered Van McCoy's "Soul Cha Cha", but their release was spelt "Soulchacha". It was backed with "In the Night". The A and B sides were produced by Jacques Zwart. It was released in the Netherlands on Philips 818 237–7.hitparade.ch - Eddy And The Soulband – Soul Chacha
Charts The single peaked at no. 24 in the Dutch chart during the first quarter of 1984.Dutch Charts - EDDY AND THE SOULBAND - SOUL CHACHATop 40.nl - SOUL CHACHA eddy and the soulband It was also a hit in Belgium. It spent a total of three weeks in the chart there, peaking at no. 28.Charts.org.nz - EDDY AND THE SOULBAND - SOUL CHACHA (SONG)
References
External links Discogs - Van McCoy – Soul Cha Cha Cienfuegos911 channel, Nov 19, 2013 - Soul Cha Cha - Van McCoy (1976) (audio) Geraldine van Dijk channel - Eddy & The Soulband - Soul Cha Cha (1983) (audio)