Greatest Hits (Gipsy Kings album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Gipsy Kings
Released 1994
Genre Flamenco
Length 01:06:57
Label Columbia Records
Gipsy Kings chronology

Love and Liberté
(1993)		 Greatest Hits
(1994)		 The Best of the Gipsy Kings
(1995)

Greatest Hits is a best of album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 1994 in Europe.

More than a simple compilation of previous albums, it also includes the 1992 single "Pida Me La", a studio release of "Galaxia", "Allegria" and "La Dona" (previously released live on Allegria), a more energetic release of "Vamos a Bailar" from the LP version and the popular party Medley (consisting of a mix of Bamboleo, Volare, Djobi Djoba, Pida Me La and Baila Me].

The Japanese edition of this album includes an extra track, "Este Mundo" (from the album Este Mundo) as track #18 (the "Medley" is track #19).

A similar compilation, The Best of the Gipsy Kings, was released a year later in the U.S.; it has a different song order and replaces "Pida Me La", "A Mi Manera", "Tu Quieres Volver", "Soy", "La Quiero" and "Allegria" with "Viento Del Arena", "Quiero Saber", "Montaña", "Trista Pena", "Love & Liberté" and the previously unreleased "A Tu Vera". Also, while "La Dona" and "Galaxia" on the Greatest Hits album are the studio versions, the ones on The Best of the Gipsy Kings are live versions. The song "Escucha Me" is also slightly different.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Djobi Djoba"   3:27
2. "Baila Me"   3:47
3. "Bamboléo"   3:25
4. "Pida Me La"   3:18
5. "Bem, Bem, Maria"   3:06
6. "Volare"   3:41
7. "Moorea" (Instrumental) 4:05
8. "A Mi Manera"   3:54
9. "Un Amor"   3:40
10. "Galaxia" (Studio, Instrumental) 2:37
11. "Escucha Me"   4:39
12. "Tu Quieres Volver"   3:14
13. "Soy"   3:12
14. "La Quiero"   3:45
15. "Allegria" (Studio, Instrumental) 2:50
16. "Vamos A Bailar" (LP Version) 4:56
17. "La Dona" (Studio) 4:35
18. "Medley - [Bamboléo - Volare - Djobi Djoba - Pida Me La - Baila Me]"   4:48

Charts and certifications

Chart performance

Chart (1994-1996) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[1] 3
Belgian Ultratop 40 Albums Albums Chart[1] 32
Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums Albums Chart[1] 47
Dutch Albums Chart[1] 6
New Zealand Singles Chart[1] 20
Portuguese Albums Chart[1] 27
Swedish Albums Chart[1] 5
Swiss Albums Chart[1] 23

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[2] Platinum 60,000x
Austria (IFPI Austria)[3] Gold 25,000x
Canada (Music Canada)[4] 2× Platinum 200,000^
France (SNEP)[5] Platinum 300,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[6] Gold 25,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[7] Platinum 50,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Uruguay (CUD)[10] Gold 3,000x

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "GIPSY KINGS - GIPSY KINGS (ALBUM)" (in French). lescharts.com. 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Gipsy Kings – Gipsy Kings" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Gipsy Kings in the field Interpret. Enter Gipsy Kings in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  4. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Gipsy Kings – Gipsy Kings". Music Canada.
  5. ↑ "French album certifications – Gipsy Kings – Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  6. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Gipsy Kings – Greatest Hits" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  7. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Gipsy Kings; 'Greatest Hits')". Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "British album certifications – Gipsy Kings – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Greatest Hits in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Estefan, Gloria – Cuts Both Ways". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  10. ↑ "Priemos – 1999" (in Spanish). Cámara Uruguaya del Disco.