| Estrellas | ||||
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| Released | 1995 March 12, 1996 (US) | |||
| Recorded | at Studio Miraval, Miraval, France. | |||
| Genre | Flamenco, Flamenco Rumba | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
| Producer | Claude Martinez, Gérard Prévost | |||
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Estrellas is the seventh studio album by the Gipsy Kings released in 1995 in Europe and a year later in the United States, under the title Tierra Gitana. [2] [3]
The album was later released as Tierra Gitana in the United States, albeit with a different song order. The only differences are the replacement of the song "Los Peces en el Rio" for the instrumental song "Forever"; the song "Mujer" is also slightly different. Also, "A Tu Vera" is a different version than the one that appeared on The Best of the Gipsy Kings .
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La Rumba de Nicolas" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "A Ti a Ti" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Siempre Acaba Tu Vida" | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Forever" (Instrumental) | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Mujer" | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Campesino" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Cataluña" (Instrumental) | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Igual Se Entonces" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Pajarito" | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Tierra Gitana" (Instrumental) | 3:28 |
| 11. | "A Tu Vera" | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Mi Corazon" | 4:29 |
| 13. | "Estrellas" (Instrumental) | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Ti a Ti" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Siempre Acaba Tu Vida" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Estrellas" (Instrumental) | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Mi Corazon" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Mujer" | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Tierra Gitana" (Instrumental) | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Pajarito" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Los Peces en el Rio" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Igual Se Entonces" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Cataluña" (Instrumental) | 3:41 |
| 11. | "A Tu Vera" | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Campesino" | 3:30 |
| 13. | "La Rumba de Nicolas" | 3:56 |
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