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 (1977–1981), mainly focussing on their best-selling debut album Baccara, and finishing with two recent re-recordings dating from 1999 album Baccara 2000, by Mayte Mateos' formation of the duo.

The Best of Baccara
Greatest hits album by
Released2005
Recorded1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1999
GenrePop, disco
LabelSony-BMG UK/Camden
ProducerRolf Soja, Thorsten Brötzmann.
Baccara chronology
The Best of Baccara – Original Hits
(2001)
The Best of Baccara
(2005)
The Very Best of Baccara
(2006)

In 2006, this compilation was to get an international re-release under the title The Very Best of Baccara with an alternate track listing.

Track listing edit

  1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (Dostal – Soja) – 4:35
  2. "Sorry, I'm a Lady" (Dostal – Soja) – 3:39
  3. "Parlez-Vous Français?" (English version) (Dostal – Soja – Zentner) – 4:30
  4. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Creatore – Peretti – Weiss) – 3:26
  5. "Koochie-Koo" (Dostal – Soja) – 4:04
  6. "Cara Mia" (Soja) – 2:53
  7. "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" (Levine – Resnick) – 3:35
  8. "Gimme More" (Soja – Zentner) – 3:50
  9. "Granada" (Lara) – 4:17
  10. "Number One" (Dostal – Soja) – 2:37
  11. "Darling" (full length version) (Dostal – Soja) – 5:40
  12. "Ay, Ay Sailor" (Dostal – Soja) – 3:50
  13. "The Devil Sent You To Lorado" (Dostal – Soja) – 4:03
  14. "Feel Me" (Soja – Zentner) – 4:20
  15. "Adelita" (Traditional) – 2:27
  16. "Somewhere In Paradise" (Sacher) – 4:23
  17. "Hit Mix" ("Yes Sir I Can Boogie"/"Sorry I'm A Lady"/"Darling"/"The Devil Sent You To Lorado") (Soja – Dostal) – 5:38
  18. "Yes Sir I Can Boogie" (1999 karaoke version) (Soja – Dostal) – 3:30

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Produced and arranged by Rolf Soja.
  • Tracks 17 & 18 produced by Thorsten Brötzmann.

Track annotations edit

  • Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 & 14 from 1977 studio album Baccara.
  • Track 3 from 1978: 7" single "Parlez-Vous Français? (English version)". Original French version appears on album Light My Fire.
  • Tracks 7, 11 & 15 from 1978 studio album Light My Fire.
  • Track 12 from 1979 studio album Colours.
  • Track 13 & 16 from 1978 compilation The Hits Of Baccara.
  • Track 17 taken from 1999 album Baccara 2000 by Baccara 2000 (Mayte Mateos' formation).
  • Track 18 taken from 1999 CD-single "Yes Sir I Can Boogie '99" by Baccara 2000 (Mayte Mateos' formation).