The Best of Cusco

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The Best of Cusco
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Compilation album by
Released1997
Recorded1984-1996
Genre Cross-cultural new-age
Label Higher Octave
Cusco chronology
The Magic Sound of Cusco
(1988)
The Best of Cusco
(1997)
Dreams & Fantasies
(1998)

The Best of Cusco is a compilation album by German cross-cultural new-age band Cusco. It was released in early 1997 and includes tracks from the Higher Octave albums Apurimac (released 1988) through Ring of the Dolphin (1996), with the exception that A Choral Christmas (1995) is not represented. Some online retailers also show this item as a release by the label Kitty under the title "History".

Contents

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Montezuma" Michael Holm; Ralph Stemmann Apurímac II: Return to Ancient America 5:18
2."North Easter"Andy Marx; Kristian Schultze Cusco 2000 3:49
3."Waters of Cesme"Michael Holm Ring of the Dolphin 4:29
4."Flying Condor"Kristian Schultze Cusco 2000 5:23
5."Bur Said"Kristian Schultze Water Stories 5:17
6."Tupac Amaru"Kristian Schultze Apurimac 3:03
7."Didjeridoo"Michael Holm Cusco 2002 3:37
8."Lonely Rose"Michael Holm; Steve Singer Mystic Island 5:02
9."Flute Battle"Michael Holm; Kristian Schultze Apurimac 2:34
10."Ring of the Dolphin"Michael Holm; Kristian Schultze Ring of the Dolphin 8:11
11."Quetzal's Feather"Michael Holm; Kristian Schultze Apurímac II: Return to Ancient America 5:02
Total length:51:45

Charts

The Best of Cusco reached #11 on the Billboard Top New Age Albums chart in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. "Charting for The Best of Cusco". Allmusic.