The Very Best of Baccara 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 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 by Sony BMG in June 2006.

This 14 track compilation was issued by Sony-BMG (formerly BMG-Ariola) and while it includes recordings by the original formation of the duo, Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola, is digitally remastered and offers one rarity in the form of the Spanish language version of "The Devil Sent You Lorado" it omits many of the duo's hits and best known songs such as "Darling", "Number One", "Granada", "Cara Mia", "Koochie-Koo", "Can't Help Falling In Love", "Feel Me", "Baby Why Don't You Reach Out/Light My Fire", "Somewhere In Paradise" and "By 1999", most of which were included on the 18 track UK edition The Best of Baccara

The Best of Baccara

The Best of Baccara is a compilation album by Spanish duo Baccara released by Sony-BMG UK's midprice sublabel Camden in 2005. This release includes sixteen of Baccara's hits and best-known songs from the era of the original formation , mainly focussing on their best-selling debut album Baccara, and...

issued the year before. The international version replaces many of these with selections from their final album 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...

and only contains two tracks from their best-selling debut 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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Track listing

1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:35
2. "Sorry, I'm a Lady" (Dostal - Soja) - 3:39
3. "The Devil Sent You To Lorado" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:03
4. "Colorado" (Sacher) - 3:33
5. "Body-Talk" (Soja - Dostal) - 4:30
6. "Heart, Body And Soul" (Sacher) - 4:11
7. "Woman To Woman" (Sacher) - 3:30
8. "Ay, Ay Sailor" (Dostal - Soja) - 3:50
9. "Parlez-Vous Français?" (English version) (Dostal - Soja - Zentner) - 4:30
10. "Adelita" (Traditional) - 2:27
11. "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" (Levine - Resnick) - 3:35
12. "My Kisses Need A Cavalier" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:53
13. "Ohio" (Sacher) - 3:05
14. "El Diablo Te Mandó A Laredo" (Spanish version of "The Devil Sent You To Lorado") (Soja - Dostal) - 4:03

Production

• Produced and arranged by Rolf Soja.
• Tracks 4, 6, 7 & 13 arranged by Bruce Baxter and produced by Graham Sacher.

Track annotations

• Tracks 1 & 2 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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• Track 3 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 4, 6, 7 & 13 from 1981 studio album 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...
  
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• Tracks 5 & 8 from 1979 studio album 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"...
  
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• Track 9 from 1978 7" single "Parlez-Vous Français? (English version)". Original French 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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• Tracks 10, 11 & 12 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...
  
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• Track 14 from 1978 7" single "El Diablo Te Mandó A Laredo" (Spain).