Mosaïque

Mosaïque is the fourth studio album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1989 in Europe and Canada. The main difference between the two versions is the replacement of the instrumental "Bossamba" on the European release with "Niña morena" on the North American release. The track order also differs between the two versions, and they contain different recordings of the songs "Caminando por la calle", "Trista pena", and "Vamos a bailar".

Mosaïque
Studio album by
Released28 April 1989
Recorded1988
GenreFlamenco
Length49:32
LabelColumbia, Elektra
ProducerClaude Martinez
Gipsy Kings chronology
Gipsy Kings
(1988)
Mosaïque
(1989)
Allegria (US Version)
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

"Viento del arena" is a studio album release from the song's appearance in Luna de fuego. It was sung in Turkish by Turkish folk singer Volkan Konak as "Lilalı Kız" ("Girl with lilac") in his third album, "Gelir Misin Benimle" ("Would You Like to Come with Me") in 1994.

European track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Caminando por la calle"4:17
2."Viento del arena" (Studio Version)5:27
3."Mosaïque" (Instrumental)3:40
4."Camino"5:03
5."Passion" (Instrumental)3:01
6."Soy"3:10
7."Volare"3:38
8."Trista pena"4:29
9."Liberté" (Instrumental)4:01
10."Serana"4:19
11."Bossamba" (Instrumental)3:18
12."Vamos a bailar" (Live)5:09

North American track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Caminando por la calle"4:17
2."Viento del arena" (Studio Version)5:27
3."El camino"5:03
4."Mosaïque" (Instrumental)3:40
5."Serana"4:19
6."Liberté" (Instrumental)4:01
7."Volare"3:38
8."Trista pena"4:29
9."Niña morena"3:51
10."Passion" (Instrumental)3:01
11."Soy"3:10
12."Vamos a bailar" (Live)5:09

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[3] 2× Gold 200,000[4]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

  • "Vamos a bailar" (28 February 1989)
  • "Caminando por la calle" (1 June 1989)
  • "Viento del arena" (Studio) (21 October 1989)
  • "Volare" (17 January 1990)
  • "Nina morena" (5 June 1990)

References

  1. Greenberg, Adam. Mosaïque at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. "French album certifications – Gipsy Kings – Nouvel Album" (in French). InfoDisc. Select GIPSY KINGS and click OK. 
  4. "Les Albums Platine" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  5. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Mosaique; 'Gipsy Kings')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  6. "British album certifications – Mosaique – Gipsy Kings". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Gipsy Kings in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. "American album certifications – Mosaique – Gipsy Kings". Recording Industry Association of America.
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