The Best of Baccara

The Best of Baccara
Greatest hits album by Baccara
Released	2005
Recorded	1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1999
Genre	Pop, disco
Label	Sony-BMG UK/Camden
Producer	Rolf Soja, Thorsten Brötzmann.
Baccara chronology
The Best of Baccara – Original Hits (2001)The Best of Baccara – Original Hits2001 The Best Of Baccara (2005) The Very Best of Baccara (2006)The Very Best of Baccara2006

The Best of Baccara is a compilation album by Spanish duo Baccara released by Sony-BMG UK's midprice sublabel Camden in 2005. This release includes sixteen of Baccara's hits and best-known songs from the era of the original formation (1977–1981), mainly focussing on their best-selling debut album Baccara, and finishing with two recent re-recordings dating from 1999 album Baccara 2000, by Mayte Mateos' formation of the duo.

In 2006, this compilation was to get an international re-release under the title The Very Best of Baccara with an alternate track listing.

Track listing

1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:35
2. "Sorry, I'm a Lady" (Dostal - Soja) - 3:39
3. "Parlez-Vous Français?" (English version) (Dostal - Soja - Zentner) - 4:30
4. "Can't Help Falling In Love" (Creatore - Peretti - Weiss) - 3:26
5. "Koochie-Koo" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:04
6. "Cara Mia" (Soja) - 2:53
7. "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" (Levine - Resnick) - 3:35
8. "Gimme More" (Soja - Zentner) - 3:50
9. "Granada" (Lara) - 4:17
10. "Number One" (Dostal - Soja) - 2:37
11. "Darling" (full length version) (Dostal - Soja) - 5:40
12. "Ay, Ay Sailor" (Dostal - Soja) - 3:50
13. "The Devil Sent You To Lorado" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:03
14. "Feel Me" (Soja - Zentner) - 4:20
15. "Adelita" (Traditional) - 2:27
16. "Somewhere In Paradise" (Sacher) - 4:23
17. "Hit Mix" ("Yes Sir I Can Boogie"/"Sorry I'm A Lady"/"Darling"/"The Devil Sent You To Lorado") (Soja - Dostal) - 5:38
18. "Yes Sir I Can Boogie" (1999 karaoke version) (Soja - Dostal) - 3:30

Personnel

• Mayte Mateos - vocals
• María Mendiola - vocals, except tracks 17 & 18
• Cristina Sevilla - vocals tracks 17 & 18

Production

• Produced and arranged by Rolf Soja.
• Tracks 17 & 18 produced by Thorsten Brötzmann.

Track annotations

• Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 & 14 from 1977 studio album Baccara.
• Track 3 from 1978: 7" single "Parlez-Vous Français? (English version)". Original French version appears on album Light My Fire.
• Tracks 7, 11 & 15 from 1978 studio album Light My Fire.
• Track 12 from 1979 studio album Colours.
• Track 13 & 16 from 1978 compilation The Hits Of Baccara.
• Track 17 taken from 1999 album Baccara 2000 by Baccara 2000 (Mayte Mateos' formation).
• Track 18 taken from 1999 CD-single "Yes Sir I Can Boogie '99" by Baccara 2000 (Mayte Mateos' formation).