The Best of Crystal Waters is the first official compilation of Crystal Waters

Crystal Waters

Crystal Waters is an American dance music singer and songwriter.-Childhood and young adult life:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Waters is the daughter of Betty and Junior Waters, a famed jazz musician; her great aunt, Ethel Waters, was one of the first African-American vocalists to appear in...

's music output. It was released on August 11, 1998, on Universal

Universal Records

Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...

/Polygram

PolyGram

PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...

. It includes most of the singles taken from her three full-length studio releases; Surprise (1991), Storyteller (1994) and Crystal Waters (1997). Also included are the non-LP tracks "The Boy From Ipanema" (an international single taken from the various artists Red Hot + Rio compilation) and "In De Ghetto" (a 1996 re-release of a 1994 Bad Yard Club single featuring then-new additional vocal contributions by Crystal Waters).

Controversially, The Best Of Crystal Waters release features all but one of the singles in original LP Version form instead of the often dramatically different single remixes. Minor hits "Surprise" and "Relax" suffer most from this oversight, but this also affects all three of her Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 Top 40 hit singles ("Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

"Gypsy Woman " is a house music song by American singer Crystal Waters. It was written by Neal Conway and Waters and is the first single from her 1991 debut album, Surprise...

," "100% Pure Love" and "Say...If You Feel Alright") which were radio and video hits with alternate edited and subtly remixed versions not included on this compilation.

In Brazil this compilation includes "Love I Found" and "Twisted", and "Gypsy Woman" ('98 Remix) is not a hidden track.

Track listings

1. Gypsy Woman
   Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
   "Gypsy Woman " is a house music song by American singer Crystal Waters. It was written by Neal Conway and Waters and is the first single from her 1991 debut album, Surprise...
   
    (Radio Mix) 3:48
2. 100% Pure Love (Storyteller LP Version) 4:38
3. Say... If You Feel Alright (Crystal Waters LP Version) 3:55
4. In de Ghetto (1996 Radio Mix) 3:26
5. Makin' Happy
   Makin' Happy
   "Makin' Happy" was a successful single recorded by house musician Crystal Waters. It was the second single from her debut album Surprise and was released in November 1991....
   
    (Hurley's Happy House 12) 6:20
6. Ghetto Day (Storyteller LP Version) 3:30
7. Just a Freak (Crystal Waters LP Version) 4:11
8. Spin Me (Crystal Waters LP Version) 4:33
9. Relax (Storyteller LP Version) 3:26
10. Surprise (Surprise LP Version) 4:21
11. The Boy from Ipanema (Red Hot + Rio LP Version) 4:20
12. Gypsy Woman (Strip to the Bone Mix) 7:29
13. Gypsy Woman (1998 Remix)

• There is a hidden track that plays after a few seconds of silence, at the 8:28 marker of track 12.

Track listings - Brazilian Edition

1. "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
   Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
   "Gypsy Woman " is a house music song by American singer Crystal Waters. It was written by Neal Conway and Waters and is the first single from her 1991 debut album, Surprise...
   
   " (Radio Mix)
2. "100% Pure Love"
3. "Say... If You Feel Alright"
4. "In de Ghetto" (1996 Radio Mix) - Bad Yard Club featuring Crystal Waters
5. "Makin' Happy
   Makin' Happy
   "Makin' Happy" was a successful single recorded by house musician Crystal Waters. It was the second single from her debut album Surprise and was released in November 1991....
   
   " (Hurley's Happy House 12") - CD mistakenly lists Hurley's Happy House 7"
6. "Ghetto Day"
7. "Just a Freak" - featuring Dennis Rodman
8. "Spin Me"
9. "Relax"
10. "Surprise"
11. "Love I Found" (Crystal Waters LP Version)
12. "Twisted" (Surprised LP Version)
13. "The Boy from Ipanema"
14. "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" (Strip to the Bone Mix)
15. "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" (1998 Remix)