30th Anniversary
Compilation album by
Released2007
Recorded1977 - 1981
GenrePop, disco
LabelSony-BMG
ProducerRolf Soja, Graham Sacher
Baccara chronology
The Very Best of Baccara
(2006)
30th Anniversary
(2007)

"30th Anniversary" is a 3-CD box set by Spanish duo Baccara, released by Sony-BMG Germany on 31 August 2007.

With a few minor omissions this fifty-track compilation comprises the entire recorded output of the original formation of the duo, Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola, made between the years 1977 and 1981 for the RCA-Victor label; their four studio albums Baccara (1977), Light My Fire (1978), Colours (1979), Bad Boys (1981), non-album tracks like "The Devil Sent You To Lorado", "Somewhere In Paradise", "Sleepy Time Toy", "Candido" as well as Spanish-, French- and German-language versions of some of their hits. 16 of the 50 tracks were previously unreleased on CD.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rolf Soja/Frank Dostal, except where noted

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" 1977 - Baccara4:29
2."Cara Mia"Rolf Soja/John O'Brien-Docker1977 - Baccara2:57
3."Sorry, I'm A Lady" 1977 - Baccara3:38
4."Love You Till I Die" (previously unreleased on CD) 1977 - Baccara4:26
5."Granada"Agustín Lara1977 - Baccara4:10
6."Gimme More"Rolf Soja/Peter Zentner1977 - Baccara3:50
7."Koochie-Koo" 1977 - Baccara4:02
8."Feel Me"Rolf Soja/Peter Zentner1977 - Baccara4:20
9."Can't Help Falling In Love"George Weiss/Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore1977 - Baccara3:26
10."Number One" 1977 - Baccara2:37
11."Don't Play Me A Symphonie" (previously unreleased on CD) 1977 - Baccara4:17
12."Mad In Madrid" (Previously unreleased on CD) 1978 - B-side of first edition of single "Darling"
certain editions of 1977 - Baccara
3:24
13."Darling" (7" Version) 1978 - single A-side
full-length version ( - 5:51): 1978 - Light My Fire
5:25
14."Parlez-Vous Français?" (French version; Previously unreleased on CD)Rolf Soja/Frank Dostal/Peter Zentner1978 - single A-side
1978 - Light My Fire
4:25
15."Parlez-Vous Français?" (English version) 1978 - single A-side
certain editions of 1978 - Light My Fire
4:30
16."Baby, Why Don't You Reach Out?/Light My Fire" (Edit)Rolf Soja/Peter Zentner/Jim Morrison/Ray Manzarek/Robby Krieger/John Densmoreedited version: 1978 - The Hits of Baccara
original version (- 11:48): 1978 Light My Fire
4:43
17."La Bamba"Traditional, Arr. Rolf Soja/María Mendiola1978 - Light My Fire3:00
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."My Kisses Need A Cavalier" 1978 - Light My Fire4:53
2."Adelita"Traditional, Arr. Rolf Soja/María Mendiola1978 - Light My Fire2:28
3."Yummy, Yummy, Yummy"Joe Levine/Arthur Resnick1978 - Light My Fire3:34
4."Amoureux" (Previously unreleased on CD)Rolf Soja/Peter ZentnerB-side of 1978 single "Parlez-Vous Français?" (French Version)3:39
5."You And Me"Rolf Soja/Peter Zentner/Frank DostalB-side of 1978 single "Parlez-Vous Français?" (English Version)3:25
6."The Devil Sent You To Lorado" 1978 - single A-side
1978 - The Hits of Baccara
4:03
7."El Diablo Te Mandó A Laredo" (Spanish version of "The Devil Sent You To Lorado")Rolf Soja/Frank Dostal/Span. T.: Fernando Luis-Hernandez1978 - single A-side Spain and Latin America.3:50
8."Somewhere In Paradise"Rolf Soja/Peter ZentnerB-side of 1978 single "The Devil Sent You To Lorado"/"El Diablo Te Mandó A Laredo"
1978 - The Hits of Baccara.
4:10
9."Body Talk" 1979 - Colours4:38
10."By 1999 (By Nineteen-Ninety-Nine)" (previously unreleased on CD) 1979 - Colours3:45
11."Ay, Ay Sailor" 1979 - Colours3:48
12."For You" 1979 - Colours3:44
13."One, Two, Three, That's Life" (previously unreleased on CD) 1979 - Colours3:49
14."I'll Learn To Fly Tonight"Rolf Soja/Peter Zentner1979 - Colours3:35
15."Roses In The Snow" (previously unreleased on CD)Rolf Soja/Peter Zentner1979 - Colours4:02
16."Boomerang" (previously unreleased on CD)Rolf Soja/Peter Zentner1979 - Colours3:08
17."Groovy Kinda Lovin'" (previously unreleased on CD)Jürgen Schröder/Peter Zentner1979 - Colours3:23
Disc Three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Sing Our Love A Lullaby" (Previously unreleased on CD) 1979 - Colours3:33
2."Baila Tú" (Spanish version of "Body Talk"; Previously unreleased on CD)Rolf Soja/Frank Dostal/María Mendiola/Mayte Mateos1979 - single A-side Spain and Latin America4:43
3."En El Año 2000" (Spanish version of "By 1999 (By Nineteen-Ninety-Nine)"; Previously unreleased on CD)Rolf Soja/Frank Dostal/María Mendiola/Mayte Mateos1979 - B-side of "Baila Tú"3:26
4."Eins Plus Eins Ist Eins (1 + 1 = 1)" (German version of "One, Two, Three, That's Life"; Previously unreleased on CD) 1979 - single A-side West Germany3:48
5."Sleepy Time Toy" (Previously unreleased on CD) A- and B-sides of withdrawn 1980 single5:06
6."Candido" (Previously unreleased on CD) A- and B-sides of withdrawn 1980 single3:50
7."Bad Boys"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys4:25
8."Last Night"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys2:50
9."Ohio"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys3:04
10."Love Control"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys2:57
11."Spend The Night"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys3:07
12."Rio"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys4:46
13."Colorado"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys3:30
14."Woman To Woman"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys3:36
15."Heart, Body And Soul"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys4:09
16."Love Songs"Graham Sacher1981 - Bad Boys3:36

Personnel

  • Mayte Mateos - vocals
  • María Mendiola - vocals

Production

  • Disc 1 - All tracks arranged and produced by Rolf Soja
  • Disc 2 - All tracks arranged and produced by Rolf Soja
  • Disc 3 - Tracks 1-6: arranged and produced by Rolf Soja, tracks 7-16: arranged by Bruce Baxter and produced by Graham Sacher
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