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''The Best of Ivy Queen'' is the first greatest hits compilation by the reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen released on December 20, 2005, on Universal Music Latin and Perfect Image Records. Disc one contains studio tracks from her third and fourth studio albums, ''Diva'' (2003) and ''Real'' (2004), while disc two consists of music videos from her discography beginning in 1995 up to 2005 with the release of her fifth studio album, ''Flashback''. ''Diva'' was released on August 23, 2003, and independently distributed by Real Music Group. The album follows her two previous studio album which were both commercially unsuccessful. With collaborations with Latin hip hop artists including Mexicano 777 and K-7, the album's production was by a variety of music producers, including Luny Tunes, DJ Nelson and Noriega, while DJ Adam produced a majority of the tracks. Six singles were released from the album: "Quiero Bailar", "Quiero Saber", "Papi Te Quiero", "Guillaera", "Tuya Soy" and "Tu No Puedes". Three of these are on ''The Best of Ivy Queen''. Highly anticipated and acclaimed, ''Diva'' peaked at #24 on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, #8 on the ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart for the South Atlantic area, #4 on the ''Billboard'' Reggae Albums and #1 on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart. ''Real'' was released on November 16, 2004, through Universal Latino. Queen collaborated with several top-name artist from the hip hop and reggaetón genres including Hector El Father, Fat Joe, Getto & Gastam, La India, Gran Omar and Mickey Perfecto, though this release does not have the collaborations. The tracks on the album were produced mainly by Rafi Mercenario. It also included guest production by the American producer, Swizz Beatz, and the Puerto Ricans Ecko and DJ Nelson. It was her first and only studio album to be labeled and shipped with the Parent Advisory Warning label. Two singles which appear on this compilation release, "Chika Ideal" and "Dile", both of which are on ''Real'', peaked at #25 on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, #4 on the ''Billboard'' Top Reggae Albums chart, and #6 on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart. "Dile" peaked at #8 on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Songs chart. However, the former was unable to acquire chart success. The album was re-released on September 25, 2007, through Machete Music. The albums are regarded as a factor in reggaetón mainstream exposure to English-speaking markets in 2004 along with other albums by Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderón. ''The Best of Ivy Queen'' reached #55 on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, while reaching #13 on the ''Billboard'' Latin Rhythm Albums chart. ==Recording and production== The five tracks on ''The Best of Ivy Queen'' which were originally from ''Diva'' were recorded between 2000 and 2003. These are "Papi Te Quiero" from the platinum edition of ''Diva'' along with "Sangre", a collaboration with Mexicano 777, "Me Acostumbré", "Tuya Soy" and "Guillaera". The other seven tracks, "Dale Volumen", "Dile", "Rebulera", "Mi Barrio", the lead single "Chika Ideal", "Ángel Caído", "Matando" and "Mi Sitaución", were on ''Real''. Disc two consists of music videos from her early discography up until the compilation's release. These include songs on her fifth studio album, ''Flashback'' ("Muchos Quieren Tumbarme" and "Reggae Respect") while "In The Zone", a duet with the Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean appeared on her 1998 studio album, ''The Original Rude Girl''. Production of both albums was by a variety of hip hop and reggaetón producers, including Noriega, DJ Nelson, Ecko, Tony "CD" Kelly, DJ Adam, DJ Alex, DJ Eric, Rafi Mercenario and Dennis Nieves. ''Diva'' was released on August 19, 2003, and independently distributed by Real Music Group. On January 27, 2004, ''Diva: Platinum Edition'' was released with five remixes of songs on the original ''Diva'' album. ''Real'' was released on November 26, 2004. The album's original release date had been set for September 2004, but this was delayed to November 26.〔 The album was also released in "edited" and "clean" versions. It was re-released on September 25, 2007, on Machete Music, as a result of Ivy Queen's success with her seventh studio album, ''Sentimiento'', which was certified platinum within two months of its release. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Best of Ivy Queen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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