Compas (album)

Compas is the ninth studio album by rumba band Gipsy Kings. It was released in 1997 in Europe and the US, using a different song order. The European version has one completely new track, "Sueño de Noche", as well as a remixed version of "Ami Wa Wa (Solo Por Ti)".[3]

Compas
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 1997 (1997-11-06)
Recordedat Recall Studio, France; additional recording at Metropolis Studios, London.
GenreFlamenco, Rumba, World Music
LabelNonesuch
ProducerChris Kimsey
Gipsy Kings chronology
Love Songs
(1996)
Compas
(1997)
¡Volaré! The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Track listing

European version
No.TitleLength
1."Ami Wa Wa (Solo Por Ti)"4:02
2."Una Rumba Por Aqui"4:24
3."Mira la Gitana Mora"6:55
4."Recuerdo Apasionado" (Instrumental)4:04
5."La Fiesta Comenza"3:03
6."Sueño de Noche"5:56
7."Que Si, Que No (Funiculi Funiculi)"3:19
8."Canto a Brazil"4:15
9."Obsesion de Amor" (Instrumental)5:09
10."Mi Niño"3:16
11."Di Me"5:40
12."Lo Mal y Lo Bien"3:03
13."Amor Gitano"7:28
14."Salsa de Noche" (Instrumental)3:29
15."Ami Wa Wa (Solo Por Ti) [Remix]"3:37
American version
No.TitleLength
1."Ami Wa Wa (Solo Por Ti)"4:02
2."Que Si, Que No (Funiculi Funiculi)"3:19
3."Una Rumba Por Aqui"4:24
4."Recuerdo Apasionado" (Instrumental)4:04
5."Mira la Itana Mora"6:55
6."La Fiesta Comenza"3:03
7."Canto a Brazil"4:15
8."Salsa de Noche" (Instrumental)3:29
9."Mi Niño"3:16
10."Di Me"5:40
11."Obsesion de Amor" (Instrumental)5:09
12."Lo Mal y Lo Bien"3:03
13."Amor Gitano"7:28

Credits

  • Arranged By – Gipsy Kings, Jon Carin
  • Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
  • Mixed By, Producer – Chris Kimsey
  • Photography – Peter Knaup

Personnel

(using the American track list)

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States 221,000[4]

References

  1. Owens, Thom. "Gipsy Kings - Compas". AllMusic.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. "Compas". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "World's greatest". Billboard. Vol. 119 no. 24. Billboard. 16 June 2007. p. 28. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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