It was released in 1958 on the Stereo Fidelity and Somerset Records labels (catalog no.

In February 1960, Billboard established a special chart for discount albums, the Best Selling Low Price LPs chart.

1 spot for 46 of the 47 weeks that Billboard published the special chart.

[3] The success of The Soul of Spain led to a follow-up album, The Soul of Spain Volume II (catalog no.

P-9900),[4] which debuted on the Billboard popular albums chart on January 9, 1961, peaked at No.