My Life: The Greatest Hits

My Life: The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Julio Iglesias
Released October 6, 1998
Recorded 2:25:52
Genre Latin pop, pop
Language English, Spanish
Label Columbia Records
Julio Iglesias chronology
Tango
(1996)Tango1996		 My Life: The Greatest Hits
(1998)

Mi Vida: Grandes Éxitos
(1998)		 Noche de cuatro lunas
(2000)Noche de cuatro lunas2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

My Life: The Greatest Hits is a double-CD greatest hits album by Julio Iglesias, released in 1998 on Columbia Records.[2]

The album contained a special selection of 37 songs[1] Julio Iglesias had recorded over four decades.

In parallel, Sony Discos issued its own similar double-CD compilation, titled Mi Vida: Grandes Éxitos. According to Billboard, it was one of the very few times when Columbia and Sony Discos "separately released Spanish-dominant CDs by Iglesias".[2]

Reception

Having sold 6,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, My Life: The Greatest Hits debuted at number 4 in the Billboard Latin 50 (now Billboard Latin Albums) chart on the week of October 24, 1998.[2]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (feat. Willie Nelson)
  • Hal David
  • Albert Hammond
3:32
2."Moralito (La Gota Fría)"
  • Ramón Arcusa
  • Emiliano Zuleta
3:33
3."All of You" (feat. Diana Ross)
  • Cole Porter
  • Tony Renis
  • Cynthia Weil
4:00
4."Crazy"Willie Nelson3:15
5."My Love" (feat. Stevie Wonder)Stevie Wonder5:37
6."Can't Help Falling in Love"
  • Luigi Creatore
  • Hugo Peretti
  • George David Weiss
3:20
7."Vincent (Starry Starry Night)"Don McLean4:19
8."When I Need You"
  • Albert Hammond
  • Carole Bayer Sager
4:19
9."Crazy in Love"
  • Randy McCormick
  • Even Stevens
3:34
10."Fragile"Sting4:18
11."When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (feat. Dolly Parton)
  • John Bettis
  • Albert Hammond
4:00
12."Caruso"Lucio Dalla5:49
13."Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (feat. All-4-One)
  • Otto Harbach
  • Jerome Kern
3:35
14."Summer Wind" (feat. Frank Sinatra)
  • Hans Bradtke
  • Henry Mayer
  • Johnny Mercer
2:31
15."Por el Amor de una Mujer"
  • Danny Daniel
  • Sonny Marti
3:53
16."Moonlight Lady"
  • Albert Hammond
  • Carole Bayer Sager
4:04
17."My Way (A Mi Manera)"
  • Paul Anka
  • Claude François
  • Jacques Revaux
  • Gilles Thibault
4:24
18."Me Va, Me Va"
  • Ricardo Ceratto
  • Albert Hammond
5:59

Disc 2

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Un Canto a Galicia"Julio Iglesias4:32
2."Soy un Truhán, Soy un Señor"
  • Ramón Arcusa
  • Manuel de la Calva
  • Julio Iglesias
3:01
3."Hey"
  • Ramón Arcusa
  • Mario Balducci
  • Giovanni Belfiore
  • Julio Iglesias
4:59
4."Où Est Passée Ma Bohème? (Quiéreme Mucho)"
  • Michael Jourdan
  • Gonzalo Roig
3:54
5."Momentos"
  • Ramón Arcusa
  • Julio Iglesias
  • Tony Renis
3:34
6."Amor"
  • Ricardo Lopez Mendez
  • Gabriel Ruíz
3:20
7."De Niña a Mujer"
  • Ramón Arcusa
  • Julio Iglesias
  • Tony Renis
3:16
8."Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir"
  • Angel Cabral
  • Cabral Dizeo
3:20
9."Volver a Empezar (Begin the Beguine)"Cole Porter4:40
10."Ae, Ao"
  • Tony Renis
  • Massimo Guantini
  • Rhett Lawrence
  • Debbie James-Chacon
3:18
11."Manuela"
  • Manuel Alejandro
  • Ana Magdalena
3:38
12."Abrázame"R. Ferro3:17
13."Milonga Medley: Milonga Sentimental/Vivo"
  • Ramón Arcusa
  • Homero Manzi
  • Sebastián Piana
4:03
14."A Media Luz"
  • Edgardo Donato
  • Carlos Cesar Lenzi
2:42
15."Ni Te Tengo Ni Te Olvido"Luis Gardey4:00
16."La Carretera"
  • Rafael Ferro
  • Roberto Livi
5:06
17."Bamboléo"
  • Tonino Baliardo
  • Jahloul "Chico" Bouchikhi
  • S. Diaz
  • Nicolás Reyes
4:40
18."La Cumparsita"
  • Pascual Contursi
  • Enrique Pedro Maroni
  • Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez
2:35
19."Agua Dulce, Agua Salá"
  • Hal Batt
  • Edgardo Donato
  • Estéfano
4:24

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK (Official Charts Company)[3] 18
US (Billboard Latin Pop Albums)[4] 3
US (Billboard Top Latin Albums)[5] 4

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone


References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "My Life: The Greatest Hits [#1] - Julio Iglesias". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (24 October 1998). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 56–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ↑ "JULIO IGLESIAS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  4. ↑ "Julio Iglesias - Chart history (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  5. ↑ "Julio Iglesias - Chart history (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  6. ↑ "American album certifications – Julio Iglesias – MY LIFE: THE GREATEST HITS". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH. 
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