¡Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings

Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings is a compilation album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 1999 in Europe, Japan and Mexico. The US version released in 2000 is identical with the omission of "Hitmix '99 (Radio Edit)" which appear as track #20 on the first CD1 of the other versions.

I Volare, The Very Best
Compilation album by
Gipsy Kings
Released1999
GenreLatin
Length2:31:06
Gipsy Kings chronology
Compas
(1997)		 I Volare, The Very Best
(1999)		 Somos Gitanos
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

"Pida Me La" previously only appeared on the European compilation album Greatest Hits. Also, "Sin Ella", "La Dona" and "Quiero Saber" are slightly different remastered versions of their Live album.

"Oh Èh Oh Èh" was first released on 1998 compilation "Allez! Ola! Olé! (El Album Oficial De La Copa Del Mundo)". "I've Got No Strings" comes from the 1991 compilation to Disney's project Simply Mad About The Mouse. Gipsy Kings's spanish remix of "Hotel California" was first released on the 1990 compilation "Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary".

Track listing
CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)"3:39
2."Bamboleo"3:24
3."Djobi Djoba"3:25
4."Bem, Bem, Maria"3:04
5."Baila Me"3:45
6."Pida Me La"3:11
7."Soy"3:11
8."Sin Ella" (Live)4:35
9."Vamos A Bailar"4:55
10."A Ti A Ti"3:45
11."La Rumba De Nicolas"3:56
12."No Viviré"4:07
13."Alegria" (Instrumental & Live)2:53
14."La Dona" (Live)4:37
15."Oy"4:50
16."A Tu Vera"3:11
17."Ami Wa Wa [Solo Por Ti]"3:59
18."Oh Èh Oh Èh" (Live)3:20
19."A Mi Manera"3:52
20."Hitmix '99 [Radio Edit]"3:53
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Tu Quieres Volver"3:13
2."Un Amor"3:38
3."Escucha Me"4:37
4."Habla Me"4:05
5."No Volvere"3:51
6."Caminando Por La Calle"4:18
7."Mujer"4:15
8."Este Mundo"4:09
9."Ternuras" (Instrumental)3:26
10."Quiero Saber" (Live)4:39
11."Inspiration" (Instrumental)3:42
12."El Camino"5:04
13."Trista Pena"4:31
14."Viento Del Arena"5:28
15."Passion" (Instrumental)3:02
16."Mi Corazon"4:30
17."I've Got No Strings"3:16
18."Hotel California (Spanish Mix)"5:46

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[2] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] N/A 245,000[5]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "Canadian album certifications – Gipsy Kings – ¡Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings". Music Canada.
  3. "British album certifications – Gipsy Kings – ¡Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type ¡Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  4. "American album certifications – Gipsy kings – Volare". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  5. "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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