''Grandes Éxitos'' ( en, Greatest Hits, italic=yes) is the first

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by Colombian singer and songwriter

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. It was released on 2 November 2002, by Sony Music International and Columbia Records, one year after her fifth

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and English-language debut ''

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''. It is composed of Spanish-language recordings from her third and fourth studio efforts ''

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'' (1995) and ''

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'' (1998), the

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'' (2000), and translations of tracks from ''Laundry Service'' (2001). The album only featured Spanish-language tracks and featured no new recordings. It also did not include songs from her first two studio albums, '' Magia'' and '' Peligro''. Upon its release, ''Grandes Éxitos'' achieved moderate commercial success, it was certified double-platinum (by standards for Latin recordings) for shipments of 200,000 copies by the

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(RIAA).

Track listing

Personnel

- Producer, vocals, guitar *

Emilio Estefan Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father ...

Jr. - Executive producer * Tim Mitchell — Compilation producer * Luis Fernando Ochoa — Producer, songwriter * Lester Mendez — Producer * Pablo Florez — Producer, songwriter * Javier Garza — Producer * Ted Jensen — Mastering *

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— Liner notes * Omar Cruz — Photography * Ignacio Gurruchaga — Photography * Ian Cuttler — Package design

Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

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