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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Flamenco | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records 79510-2 (Cantos de Amor) | |||
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Love Songs is a "best of" album by the French Rumba Catalana band Gipsy Kings, which was released in 1996. It includes the new unreleased song "Gitano Soy". A US release of this album has been released in 1998 for USA audience under the name Cantos de Amor. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Un Amor" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Gitano Soy" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "A Mi Manera" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "No Volvere" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Love & Liberté" (Instrumental) | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Quiero Saber" | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Mi Corazon" | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Caminando Por La Calle" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Madre Mia" | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Passion" (Instrumental) | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Habla Me" | 5:44 |
| 12. | "Tu Quieres Volver" | 4:37 |
| 13. | "Mujer" | 4:15 |
| 14. | "Trista Pena" | 5:40 |
| 15. | "Inspiration" (Instrumental) | 3:43 |
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