The Soul of Spain
The Soul of Spain is an album by 101 Strings. It was released in 1958 on the Stereo Fidelity and Somerset Records labels (catalog no. SF-6600). The album debuted on "Billboard" magazine's popular album chart on May 25, 1959, peaked at No. 9, and remained on that chart for 32 weeks. In February 1960, "Billboard" established a special chart for discount albums, the Best Selling Low Price LPs chart. "The Soul of Spain" held the No. 1 spot for 46 of the 47 weeks that "Billboard" published the special chart. The success of "The Soul  of Spain" led to a follow-up album, "The Soul of Spain Volume II" (catalog no. P-9900), which debuted on the "Billboard" popular albums chart on January 9, 1961, peaked at No. 21, and remained on the chart for four weeks. The 101 String continued the "Soul" series with additional albums, including "Soul of Mexico" (1962), "Soul of Erin" (1965), "Soul of Israel" (1967), and "Soul of South America". Track listing (Volume I). Side A Side B Track listing (Volume II). Side A Side B