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- Artist: Yma Sumac
- Rating:
- Release Date: January 11, 2000
- Total Time: 62:58
- Type: Compilation (best of), Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Easy Listening
Review
The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection may very well live up to its title; at the very least, it's likely the most comprehensive overview of her recordings yet assembled. Therefore, the question is, is it better to go with a collection (which contains three previously unreleased cuts and four rare stereo mixes) or an official album, namely her Voice of the Xtabay, which Richie Unterberger calls her "first and most popular release." Since that first album isn't quite as pop-oriented as some of the material on The Ultimate, it may seem that the collection is preferable, yet that's not really the case. Sumac is a bit of a cultural artifact, so she makes the most sense in the context; hence, the album makes a bit more sense than the compilation. However, there is very, very little overlap between Voice of the Xtabay and The Ultimate, so the collection not only functions as a nice supplement to the record, but neophytes who decide they want to sample an overview instead of diving into the proper albums will not be disappointed by repeated tracks when they go to the Voice. Any way you look at it, The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection is a good compilation of a difficult artist to anthologize. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Taita Inty (Virgin of the Sun God) | Yma Sumac | (3:07) | |
| Najala's Lament | Sammy Fain, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Yma Sumac | (3:17) |
| Ataypura (High Andes) | Yma Sumac | (3:03) | |
| Bo Mambo | Yma Sumac | (3:21) | |
| Kuyawa (Inca Love Song) | Yma Sumac | (2:45) | |
| Tumpa (Earthquake) | Yma Sumac | (3:19) | |
| Taki Rari | Yma Sumac | (1:51) | |
| Chuncho (The Forest Creatures) | Yma Sumac | (3:39) | |
| Monos (Monkeys) | Yma Sumac | (2:40) | |
| Suray Surita | Yma Sumac | (3:19) | |
| Wanka (The Seven Winds) | Yma Sumac | (3:05) | |
| Negrito Filomino [#] | Yma Sumac | (2:15) | |
| Huayno [#] | Yma Sumac | (2:51) | |
| Inca Waltz [#] | Yma Sumac | (3:10) | |
| Babalu | Yma Sumac | (2:50) | |
| Wimoweh | Traditional | Yma Sumac | (2:40) |
| Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love) | Les Baxter | Yma Sumac | (3:20) |
| La Molina | Yma Sumac | (3:27) | |
| Llora Corazon | Yma Sumac | (3:01) | |
| La Pampa y la Puna | Yma Sumac | (3:09) | |
| Virgenes del Sol | Yma Sumac | (2:49) |
