Un Amor

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"Un Amor"
Single by Gipsy Kings
from the album The Passion of the Dreams
B-side "Alive Today"
ReleasedNovember 8, 1988 (1988-11-08)
Genre Classical [1]
Length3:37
Label Nonesuch
Producer(s) Gipsy Kings, Los Reyes, N. Reyes, T. Baliardo and J. Bouchikhi
Gipsy Kings singles chronology
"Tu Quieres Volver"
(1987)
"Un Amor"
(1988)
"Djobi Djoba"
(1988)

"Un Amor" (meaning "One Love") is a single by the Gipsy Kings released on 8 November 1988. [1] The song was composed by Gipsy Kings, Los Reyes, N. Reyes, T. Baliardo and J. Bouchikhi under the label of Nonesuch Records and appears on their self-titled album Gipsy Kings . The album itself was published under the same label on 22 November 1988. [2]

The song was covered by Micheal Castaldo on his album Bergamot.

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