Santa Esmeralda used some of the best session musicians around, to combine elements of rock with flamenco, salsa, and other Latin musical styles into a unique and one of a kind Euro-Disco sound. Their 16-minute flamenco disco rock recording of The Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", sung fiercefully and soulfully by Leroy Gomez, went on to become the world's best selling single before Saturday Night Fever.
