The Best of the Gipsy Kings explained

The Best of the Gipsy Kings
Type:greatest
Artist:Gipsy Kings
Cover:The Best of the Gipsy Kings album cover.jpg
Genre:Catalan rumba
Length:73:46
Label:Nonesuch
Prev Title:Greatest Hits
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Estrellas
Next Year:1995

The Best of the Gipsy Kings is an album from the band Gipsy Kings. It was released on March 28, 1995, in the US.

A compilation of previous albums, which also includes a live release of "La Dona", "Galaxia" and "Vamos a Bailar" (previously released on Allegria) and the popular party Medley (consisting of a mix of Bamboleo, Volare, Djobi Djoba, Pida Me La and Baila Me).

It also includes the new song "A Tu Vera" in an acoustic tone. That song will only be re-released as a re-recorded version on the album Estrellas and its American version Tierra Gitana.

Greatest Hits which was released a year prior for European audience is a very similar compilation with a different song order and the replacement of "Viento Del Arena", "Quiero Saber", "Montaña", "Trista Pena", "Love & Liberté" and "A Tu Vera" by "Pida Me La", "A Mi Manera", "Tu Quieres Volver", "Soy", "La Quiero" and "Allegria". Also "La Dona" and "Galaxia" on this album are the live versions while the ones on Greatest Hits are studio versions. The song "Escucha Me" is also slightly different.

With over 1.5 million sales,, The Best of the Gipsy Kings is the third bestselling Latin album in the US.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Estevez. Marjua. The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 18, 2017. October 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017153546/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8005603/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years. October 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: 1995 Top Billboard Latin 50 Albums. December 31, 1995. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 10, 2012. May 26, 2024. https://archive.today/20240526113951/https://www.webcitation.org/6DnmgxZyp?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/853647. live.