Greatest Hits Vol. II (Gloria Estefan album)
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Greatest Hits Vol. II is the third English
greatest hits
album released by American singer Gloria Estefan
, but is the fourth compilation and twenty-third album overall, released in 2001
.
(the second compilation
was released only in Europe). The album includes all her English hits from 1994's Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me to the then-recent Gloria!
(1998).
The other English singles "It's Too Late", "Cherchez La Femme", "Higher
", "Cuba Libre
", and "Don't Let This Moment End
" were not included on the album, in contrary to the initial announcement that "Don't Let This Moment End" would make it to the album. According to a fan's review of the album on Amazon, in a behind-the-scenes interview discussing the album Estefan had said that since the number of songs on her albums were limited (due to statutory rates) and she decided to let her son Nayib remix "Conga
" (hence the song "Y-Tu-Conga
"), she had to drop "Moment" from the track listing.
"If We Were Lovers" is the English version of Estefan's hit Spanish
single, "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan", released from her first Spanish album Mi Tierra
. The English version's first appearance was on this album.
The compilation has four new songs, three of which became singles: "You Can't Walk Away from Love
" which featured on the 2001 film Original Sin starring Antonio Banderas
and Angelina Jolie
; "Out of Nowhere, a heavy dance tune released as a single and "Y-Tu-Conga
, a remix of Estefan's popular single "Conga
. "I Got No Love" which is probably Estefan's only R&B song, remained unreleased.
Even when this compilation includes Gloria's most famous and popular singles from her 90's career, the album was a failure in comparison with her 1992 Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits
, charting only at #92 on the Billboard Top 200.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album released by American singer Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
, but is the fourth compilation and twenty-third album overall, released in 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
.
Album history
Greatest Hits Vol. II is the follow-up to Estefan's first hits albumGloria Estefan Greatest Hits
Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits is a 1992 compilation album by the Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan.As well as a collection of her greatest hits, the album also contained four new songs...
(the second compilation
Best of Gloria Estefan
Best of Gloria Estefan is the second compilation solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twentieth overall, released in 1997. The compilation was released only in France and Switzerland.-Album history:...
was released only in Europe). The album includes all her English hits from 1994's Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me to the then-recent Gloria!
Gloria!
gloria! is the eighth studio album released by American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released in 1998 by Epic Records .-Album history:gloria! is a groove-oriented, exuberant, Disco influenced album...
(1998).
The other English singles "It's Too Late", "Cherchez La Femme", "Higher
Higher (Gloria Estefan song)
"Higher" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:"Higher" was released a double-side single along with "I'm Not Giving You Up" at U.S. and at Canada, but at other countries was a solely single...
", "Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre (song)
"Cuba Libre" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the third single from her eighth studio album, Gloria!.-Song history:...
", and "Don't Let This Moment End
Don't Let This Moment End
"Don't Let This Moment End" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the second single in the United States, the third in the United Kingdom, and her fourth globally, from her eighth album gloria!.-Song history:...
" were not included on the album, in contrary to the initial announcement that "Don't Let This Moment End" would make it to the album. According to a fan's review of the album on Amazon, in a behind-the-scenes interview discussing the album Estefan had said that since the number of songs on her albums were limited (due to statutory rates) and she decided to let her son Nayib remix "Conga
Conga (song)
"Conga" is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love.-Song history:...
" (hence the song "Y-Tu-Conga
Y-Tu-Conga
"Y-Tu-Conga" is a song by Gloria Estefan, which was released as a promotional single by Gloria Estefan from her third compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. II.-Song information:...
"), she had to drop "Moment" from the track listing.
"If We Were Lovers" is the English version of Estefan's hit Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
single, "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan", released from her first Spanish album Mi Tierra
Mi Tierra
Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is her 15th overall, released in 1993 .- History :...
. The English version's first appearance was on this album.
The compilation has four new songs, three of which became singles: "You Can't Walk Away from Love
You Can't Walk Away from Love
"You Can't Walk Away from Love" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her third compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II.- Song History :...
" which featured on the 2001 film Original Sin starring Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer...
and Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
; "Out of Nowhere, a heavy dance tune released as a single and "Y-Tu-Conga
Y-Tu-Conga
"Y-Tu-Conga" is a song by Gloria Estefan, which was released as a promotional single by Gloria Estefan from her third compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. II.-Song information:...
, a remix of Estefan's popular single "Conga
Conga (song)
"Conga" is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love.-Song history:...
. "I Got No Love" which is probably Estefan's only R&B song, remained unreleased.
Even when this compilation includes Gloria's most famous and popular singles from her 90's career, the album was a failure in comparison with her 1992 Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits
Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits
Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits is a 1992 compilation album by the Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan.As well as a collection of her greatest hits, the album also contained four new songs...
, charting only at #92 on the Billboard Top 200.
Singles
| # | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Can't Walk Away from Love You Can't Walk Away from Love "You Can't Walk Away from Love" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her third compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II.- Song History :... " |
February 2001 |
| 2. | "Out of Nowhere" | March 2001 (Worldwide) & April 2001 (Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... ) |
| 3. | "Y-Tu-Conga Y-Tu-Conga "Y-Tu-Conga" is a song by Gloria Estefan, which was released as a promotional single by Gloria Estefan from her third compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. II.-Song information:... " |
August 2001 |
Track listing
| # | |Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Turn the Beat Around Turn the Beat Around In 1994 , the song was recorded by Gloria Estefan for the soundtrack to the film The Specialist. Released as a single, it became a hit reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is also featured on Estefan's fourth solo album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. She also sang the song as her opening... " |
3:53 |
| 2. | "Everlasting Love Everlasting Love "Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :... " |
4:01 |
| 3. | "Reach" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "If We Were Lovers" | 4:38 |
| 5. | "You'll Be Mine (Party Time) You'll Be Mine (Party Time) "You'll Be Mine " is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as a the second single from her seventh studio album Destiny, in 1996.-Song history:... " (Single Mix) |
4:02 |
| 6. | "Heaven's What I Feel Heaven's What I Feel "Heaven's What I Feel" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her eighth studio album gloria!.-Song history:The song is a ballad with a dance background. It was first offered to Celine Dion to be recorded, but she turned it down... " |
5:02 |
| 7. | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Non-U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... /Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... ) |
3:23 |
| 8. | "I'm Not Giving You Up I'm Not Giving You Up "I'm Not Giving You Up" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as her third single from her seventh studio album Destiny.-Song history:This ballad was released as the third single from the album, this song was popular more by its single remix which appears in Estefan's 2001 Greatest Hits Vol... " (Single Remix) |
4:32 |
| 9. | "Music Of My Heart Music of My Heart "Music of My Heart" is a song by Cuban American recording artist Gloria Estefan featuring American pop band 'N Sync. The teen pop song was written by Dianne Warren and produced by David Foster, for the Wes Craven directed movie "Music of the Heart" . It was released as the first single from the... " (Duet with *NSYNC) |
4:32 |
| 10. | "Oye! Oye! "¡Oye!" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the second single from her eighth studio album Gloria!.-Song information:"¡Oye!" is the song that bears the most resemblance to a club song on the entire album and probably the one that become most popular with this release. Unfortunately when the... " |
4:40 |
| 11. | "You Can't Walk Away from Love You Can't Walk Away from Love "You Can't Walk Away from Love" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her third compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II.- Song History :... " |
4:41 |
| 12. | "Out of Nowhere" | 3:43 |
| 13. | "I Got No Love" | 4:07 |
| 14. | "Y-Tu-Conga Y-Tu-Conga "Y-Tu-Conga" is a song by Gloria Estefan, which was released as a promotional single by Gloria Estefan from her third compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. II.-Song information:... " |
6:04 |
| 15. | "Y-Tu-Conga Y-Tu-Conga "Y-Tu-Conga" is a song by Gloria Estefan, which was released as a promotional single by Gloria Estefan from her third compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. II.-Song information:... " (Unreleased Mix) (Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... ) |
7:52 |
Release history
| Country | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| United States | |
| Worldwide | |
| Australia | |
| Japan |
Chart performance
| Chart (2001) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Germany Top 100 Albums chart | 48 |
| Italian Top 100 Albums | 44 |
| Spain Top 50 Albums | 15 |
| Switzerland Top 100 Albums | 17 |
| UK Top 100 Albums | 60 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Albums chart | 92 |