''The Original Hits'' is a
compilation album by Spanish
duo Baccara
Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos (born 7 February 1951) and María Mendiola (4 April 1952 – 11 September 2021). The duo rapidly achieved international success with their debut single " Yes Sir, I C ...
released on label BMG International in 1990. ''The Original Hits'' was BMG-Ariola's first compact disc release of Baccara material and was in fact a re-issue of 1978 compilation ''
The Hits Of Baccara'' (RCA PL 28344) provided with a new title and alternate artwork. ''The Hits Of Baccara'' having originally been issued in late 1978, this consequently means that ''The Original Hits'' omits recordings from the duo's third and fourth studio albums ''
Colours
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'' (1979) and ''
Bad Boys'' (1981) including single releases "Parlez-Vous Français?", "Body-Talk"/"By 1999", "Ay Ay Sailor", "Sleepy Time Toy" and "Colorado", thus creating a retrospective that only covers the first half of the original Baccara formation's recording career.
Track listing
# "The Devil Sent You To Lorado" (Dostal – Soja) – 4:07
# "Koochie-Koo" (Dostal – Soja) – 4:04
# "Adelita" (Traditional) – 2:31
# "Sorry, I'm A Lady" (Dostal – Soja) – 3:39
# "Cara Mia" (Docker – Soja) – 2:59
# "Granada" (Lara) – 4:21
# "Baby, Why Don't You Reach Out?" / "Light My Fire" (Edited version) (Soja – Dostal) / (Densmore – Krieger – Manzarek – Morrison) – 4:46
# "Somewhere in Paradise" (Soja – Zentner) – 4:12
# "La Bamba" (Traditional) – 3:04
# "Darling" (7" version) (Dostal – Soja) – 5:28
# "
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" is a 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara. Written by Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja, and produced by Soja, this song was a hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the United Kingdom, spendi ...
" Dostal, Soja – 4:33
Personnel
* Mayte Mateos – vocals
* María Mendiola – vocals
Production
* Produced and arranged by Rolf Soja.
Track annotations
* Tracks 1 & 8 from 1978 compilation ''
The Hits Of Baccara''.
* Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 & 11 from 1977 studio album ''
Baccara
Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos (born 7 February 1951) and María Mendiola (4 April 1952 – 11 September 2021). The duo rapidly achieved international success with their debut single " Yes Sir, I C ...
''.
* Tracks 3 & 9 from 1978 studio album ''
Light My Fire
"Light My Fire" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their eponymous debut album. Released as an edited single on April 24, 1967, it spent three weeks at number one on ...
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* Track 9 edited version taken from 1978 compilation ''
The Hits Of Baccara''. Full-length version appears on album ''
Light My Fire
"Light My Fire" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their eponymous debut album. Released as an edited single on April 24, 1967, it spent three weeks at number one on ...
''.
* Track 10 from 1978 7" single "Darling". Full-length version appears on album ''
Light My Fire
"Light My Fire" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their eponymous debut album. Released as an edited single on April 24, 1967, it spent three weeks at number one on ...
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Baccara albums
1990 compilation albums
Bertelsmann Music Group compilation albums