Classics, Vol. 18
Artist: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

As an overview of Sergio Mendes in both of his A&M periods, the 1987-vintage CD Classics, Vol. 18 is a far more useful collection than the older Greatest Hits. Classics includes ten out of the 12 selections on Greatest Hits, replacing "Day Tripper" and "Night and Day" with "One Note Samba/Spanish Flea," "Bim Bom," and "Song of No Regrets" (a... Read More

40th Anniversary
Artist: Ray Conniff

40th Anniversary is a good 16-track collection of Latin pop hits as performed by Ray Conniff, including "Gota Fria," "The Girl From Ipanema," "Mujeres," "Just Another Day," "Mi Tierra," "Media Vuelta" and "Tu Quieres Volver." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read More

Partiéndome el Alma
Artist: Grupo Límite
Asi Como Hoy
Artist: Marc Anthony
Cabaret Manana
Artist: Esquivel
Community Score: 7.00

Esquivel's output is pretty diverse, yet it's hard to rate one compilation against another. They're of such a similar qualitative standard that none can be singled out as definitive, or even recommended above the others. Cabaret Manana is as good as any a place to start (and no worse or better than the compilations on Bar/None). The 20 tracks... Read More

El Concierto
Artist: Luis Miguel
Community Score: 9.20

El Concierto is a double disc set of Luis Miguel's greatest hits performed live in concert. Miguel throws in a couple of Mexican and mariachi standards that haven't appeared on his album, making the package a necessity for fans. In fact, El Concierto works as a good introduction to the singer, since it features his biggest hits and he gives a... Read More

Todo a Su Tiempo
Artist: Marc Anthony
Community Score: 7.90

Though Marc Anthony was by many standards an established presence in the field before the 1995 release of Todo a Su Tiempo, it was this record that announced his reign as the crown prince of salsa. Previous projects had shown promise and abundant talent, but never before the level of polish, taste, and confidence present here. His second album... Read More

Four Sider
Artist: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Covering the extent of Brasil '66's output from 1966-1972, Four Sider is the best available retrospective for those new to Mendes' successful Brazilian pop outfit (the 45-song Very Best of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 offers a more comprehensive, yet potentially daunting overview). Typical of the band's original albums, Four Sider includes a mix... Read More

Greatest Hits of Brasil '66
Artist: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Community Score: 6.00

Released along with a slew of other A&M greatest-hits collections, 1970's Greatest Hits takes listeners through a dozen Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 tunes from the albums Herb Alpert Presents through Crystal Illusions. Not all of these were hits -- indeed, not all of them were singles -- and they are not representative of the wide range of... Read More