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27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent compilation of Spanish legend Jul 16, 2003
By Peter Durward Harris
"Pete the music fan"
Julio was originally a goalkeeper for Real Madrid, but that career was cut short before it really got going - he was badly injured in a road accident. During his period of recovery in hospital, he became interested in a career in music, something at which he has since become very successful, originally singing just in Spanish, but later also singing in English.Most of CD 1 is taken up with English language recordings. His solo songs include excellent covers of Crazy (Patsy Cline), Vincent (Don MacLean), Can't help falling in love (Elvis Presley) and When I need you (Leo Sayer). He also sings duets with Willie Nelson (To all the girls I've loved before), Diana Ross (All of you), Stevie Wonder (My love), Dolly Parton (When you tell me that you love me), All 4 One (Smoke gets in your eyes), Frank Sinatra (Summer wind) and Paul Anka (My Way). Julio sings his parts of My way in Spanish but Paul sings in English. Fragile features Sting on background vocals and lead guitar. Spanish recordings fill almost the whole of CD 2. I do not know any Spanish, though I recognize the occasional song (Amor and his British number hit Begin the Beguine, a cover of the Cole Porter classic sung mainly in Spanish), but it works brilliantly. If you only want one collection of Julio's music, you won't find a better one than this. If you want to build an extensive collection of his music, this is a great place to start.
17 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Must have this one! Jul 16, 1999
If you love Julio's music (his incredible voice), this is the album you have been waiting for. I have many CDs of Julio but I never owned a such complete collection of favorates (including Abrazame). Once you let Julio's music into your heart and soul, you will look at your surroundings in a different way. This is a great album and I highly recommend it. P.S. I do not speak or understand Spanish; however, with this album, it is not necessary because you should let your imagination and dreams interpret his music.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
A great compilation Sep 06, 2005
By Maria Piperova
"Maria Piperova"
This set of 2 Cds is a delightful compilation of Julio Iglesias' greatest hits of all times. For those who know and feel Iglesias'music, this is a must-have.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 mixer failed Oct 28, 2009
By L. Anderson
Julio Iglasias is an all time wonder! However, the mixer on this album overwhelmed his superlative lyrics by putting the orchestra in the front, on top of his wonderful singing. It's a bit less on disk two but disk one is hard to hear the lyrics of not only Mr. Iglesias but those singing with him. What a shame to ruin such a wonderful collection. Of course everyone should own these songs.
I'm a bit disappointed.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A must in latin easy listening Oct 28, 2003
If yor love soft and easy listening, then look no further if you buy this CD. It takes hearing a few songs to get the latin feeling and get in the mood. Although Julio has a vast discography, you might say he's put the main essence in this CD. Sit back .... and Enjoy!
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