The Original Hits (Baccara)
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The Original Hits is a compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 duo Baccara
Baccara
Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola . The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", which reached number one across much of Europe...

 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
The Hits of Baccara
The Hits Of Baccara is a compilation album by Spanish duo Baccara released on RCA-Victor in late 1978. This the first international Baccara hits collection yielded one new single release, double A-side "The Devil Sent You To Lorado"/"Somewhere In Paradise", and also contained their three biggest...

(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
Colours (Baccara album)
Colours is the third studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on label RCA-Victor in West Germany in 1979. It contains European single releases "Body Talk"/"By 1999" and "Ay Ay Sailor"...

(1979) and Bad Boys
Bad Boys (Baccara album)
Bad Boys is the fourth and final studio album by the original formation of Spanish duo Baccara, first released on label RCA-Victor in West Germany in 1981...

(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

  1. "The Devil Sent You To Lorado" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:07
  2. "Koochie-Koo" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:04
  3. "Adelita" (Traditional) - 2:31
  4. "Sorry, I'm A Lady" (Dostal - Soja) - 3:39
  5. "Cara Mia" (Docker - Soja) - 2:59
  6. "Granada" (Lara) - 4:21
  7. "Baby, Why Don't You Reach Out?" / "Light My Fire" (Edited version) (Soja - Dostal) / (Densmore - Krieger - Manzarek - Morrison) - 4:46
  8. "Somewhere in Paradise" (Soja - Zentner) - 4:12
  9. "La Bamba" (Traditional) - 3:04
  10. "Darling" (7" version) (Dostal - Soja) - 5:28
  11. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
    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 typical slice of disco was a major hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the UK, spending a single week at the top in October 1977...

    " Dostal, Soja - 4:33

Track annotations

  • Tracks 1 & 8 from 1978 compilation The Hits Of Baccara
    The Hits of Baccara
    The Hits Of Baccara is a compilation album by Spanish duo Baccara released on RCA-Victor in late 1978. This the first international Baccara hits collection yielded one new single release, double A-side "The Devil Sent You To Lorado"/"Somewhere In Paradise", and also contained their three biggest...

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  • Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 & 11 from 1977 studio album Baccara
    Baccara (album)
    Baccara is the debut studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on RCA Victor in West Germany in 1977. It contains the European hit singles "Yes Sir I Can Boogie" and "Sorry I'm A Lady"....

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  • Tracks 3 & 9 from 1978 studio album Light My Fire
    Light My Fire (Baccara album)
    Light My Fire is the second studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on label RCA-Victor in West Germany in August 1978. It contains the European hit singles "Darling" and "Parlez-Vous Français?", their entry for the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest...

    .
  • Track 9 edited version taken from 1978 compilation The Hits Of Baccara
    The Hits of Baccara
    The Hits Of Baccara is a compilation album by Spanish duo Baccara released on RCA-Victor in late 1978. This the first international Baccara hits collection yielded one new single release, double A-side "The Devil Sent You To Lorado"/"Somewhere In Paradise", and also contained their three biggest...

    . Full-length version appears on album Light My Fire
    Light My Fire (Baccara album)
    Light My Fire is the second studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on label RCA-Victor in West Germany in August 1978. It contains the European hit singles "Darling" and "Parlez-Vous Français?", their entry for the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest...

    .
  • Track 10 from 1978 7" single "Darling". Full-length version appears on album Light My Fire
    Light My Fire (Baccara album)
    Light My Fire is the second studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on label RCA-Victor in West Germany in August 1978. It contains the European hit singles "Darling" and "Parlez-Vous Français?", their entry for the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest...

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