Greatest Hits Vol. II (Gloria Estefan Album)
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''Greatest Hits Vol. II'' is the third English greatest hits album released by American singer
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, but is the fourth compilation and twenty-third album overall, released on February 6, 2001, by
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''Greatest Hits Vol. II'' is the follow-up to Estefan's first English hits album (''
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'' was released only in Europe). The album includes most of her English single releases, spanning her albums '' Mi Terra'' (1993) up to ''
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'' (1998). It also includes the 1999 single " Music of My Heart" with *NSYNC. The compilation includes three new songs and one new remix. " You Can't Walk Away from Love" was released as the first single from the album and was featured on the 2001 film ''
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and Angelina Jolie. " Out of Nowhere" was released as the album's second single. "
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", a remix of Estefan's single "
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, was released as the album's third single. The final new song included is "I Got No Love". The album also includes "If We Were Lovers", which is the English version of Estefan's 1993 hit Spanish single, " Con Los Años Que Me Quedan". While the Spanish version was included on '' Mi Tierra'', the English version of the song was only promotionally released and had not been made commercially available prior to the release of ''Greatest Hits Vol. II''. Estefan's English singles " It's Too Late", "Cherchez La Femme", "
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", " Cuba Libre", and "
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" were not included on the album. "Don't Let This Moment End" was initially included, but was removed on the final track listing. The album peaked at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200.


Track listing

Notes: *"Turn The Beat Around" is labeled as the "Classic Mix" and "Everlasting Love" is labeled as the "Video Version", but these are both the original album versions.


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