Top Hits is the first
greatest hits album
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...
by Mexican singer
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as " The Golden Girl" and " Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. Af ...
. It was released on July 18, 2000, through
EMI Latin
Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI.
History
In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena to ...
in United States. The album was released in two different editions, standard and limited, with the latter containing two remixes incorporates elements of Rubio's earlier singles. The album includes a new track: "Será Entre Tú Y Yo", which was previously released on the
1996 Olympics
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album ''
Voces Unidas
''Voces Unidas'' is a studio album recorded by several famous Latin artists for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games "Atlanta 1996", released on May 14, 1996 through EMI Latin. The album was a success, reaching the fifth place in the Billboar ...
''.
''Top Hits'' received mixed reviews from music critics.
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
felt that it brings Paulina Rubio's best, before crossing over with her first English-language. The compilation album reached number thirty in Spain, despite receiving promotion from the singer.
Material
The album consists with thirteen greatest hits from Rubio's first records: "Mío", "Amor De Mujer", and "Sabor A Miel" from ''
La Chica Dorada'' (1992); "Nieva, Nieva", "Él Me Engañó", and "Asunto De Dos" from ''
24 Kilates
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In mathematics
Four is the smallest c ...
'' (1993); "Te Daría Mi Vida", "Nada De Ti", "Hoy Te Dejé De Amar", and "Bésame En La Boca" from ''
El Tiempo Es Oro'' (1995); and, "Siempre Tuya Desde La Raíz", "Solo Por Ti", and "Enamorada" from ''
Planeta Paulina
''Planeta Paulina'' (''Planet Paulina'') is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. It was first released by EMI Mexico on 22 August 1996 in Mexico and 3 September in United States, and distributed in 22 countries around the wor ...
'' (1996). The newly material for the album, which was included for the first time in a compilation album of the singer, begins with previously released for the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
album ''
Voces Unidas
''Voces Unidas'' is a studio album recorded by several famous Latin artists for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games "Atlanta 1996", released on May 14, 1996 through EMI Latin. The album was a success, reaching the fifth place in the Billboar ...
'', "Será Entre Tú Y Yo", written by Marco Flores, and produced by Oscar Mediavilla. The "energetic and rhythmic"
final tracks "Megahits" incorporates elements of Rubio's biggest hit singles remix by DJ Eduardo Posadas.
Critical reception
Drago Bonacich of
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
opined that the collection of greatest hits "comprising more than a decade of romantic ballads and dance/pop songs", and explained "''Top Hits'' brings Paulina Rubio's best, before crossing over with her first English-language single called "
Sexual Lover".
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Track listing
Charts
References
External links
Official website
{{Paulina Rubio
2000 greatest hits albums
Paulina Rubio compilation albums
Spanish-language compilation albums
EMI Records compilation albums