El Lute - Michael Holm

Michael Holm recorded the 'Deutsche Originalversion' of 'El Lute', a song originally recorded by Boney M. Many German artists had the opportunity to simply translate hit songs and have a local hit with it because it was recorded in the language that literally everyone spoke (and still speaks) in the country. 

Holm was born on 29 July 1943 and started his career in 1961. Between then and now he released many dozens of singles and some 20 albums, nearly all of them in German. I saw this single while browsing through a few hundred discs, and thought it interesting enough to bring it home.

My collection: 7" single no. 7732
Found: Come Back, Darmstadt (Germany), 4 August 2025
Tracks: 'El Lute' / 'Wer lügt, gewinnt'