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Sobre El Fuego
Sobre el Fuego is India's second solo album. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Tropical Latin Performance and a Lo Nuestro Award nomination for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year. Track listing # Me Cansé De Ser La Otra — 05:16 # Costumbres — 05:53 # Burlada Inocencia — 04:27 # No Me Lo Confiesas — 04:44 # Si Tú Eres Mi Hombre — 05:32 # Mi Mayor Venganza — 05:18 # Sobre El Fuego — 05:19 # Te Daré Dulzura — 05:36 # La Voz De La Experiencia (Duet With Celia Cruz) — 05:28 # Si Estuvieras Aquí — 06:01 Charts See also *List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1990s The ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart, published in ''Billboard'' magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Music Pro ... References 1997 albums La India albums RMM Records albums {{latin-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nación (San José)
''La Nación'' is a Costa Rican newspaper. It is published in San José, Costa Rica. The newspaper is a general purpose newspaper, and circulates daily all year long, except on three Costa Rican holidays, Good Friday and the following Saturday, and the day after the New Year's Day. History ''La Nación'' was founded on October 12, 1946, by Sergio Carballo Romero as director, Ricardo Castro Beeche as manager, and Jorge Salas heading the administration. The first reporters were Adrián Vega Aguiar, Salvador Lara, Eduardo Chavarría, Federico González Campos, Claudio Ortiz Oreamuno and Joaquín Vargas Gené. The newspaper was born during the confusion and political unrest caused by lingering electoral fraud, corruption scandals, government repression and street violence against the opposition, with the participation of the Costa Rican communist movement, that at the time was an ally to the Picado administration. Less than two year later after the foundation of ''La Nación'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Albums
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List Of Number-one Billboard Tropical Albums From The 1990s
The ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart, published in ''Billboard'' magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Music Products, and MRC Data) is a provider of music sales data. Established by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett in 1991, data is collected weekly and made available every Sunday (for albums sales) and eve ... from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues in the United States. Below is a list of albums that number-one on the Tropical Albums chart during the 1990s. Until July 17, 1993, charts were posted bi-weekly. Number one albums ;Key – Best-selling Tropical album of the year References ;General * For information about every week of this chart for the 1990s, follow thilink in the chart date section sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba". In the following decades, she became known internationally as the " Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music. She began her career in her native Cuba, earning recognition as a vocalist of the popular musical group Sonora Matancera, a musical association that lasted fifteen years (1950-1965). Cruz mastered a wide variety of Afro-Cuban music styles including guaracha, rumba, afro, son and bolero, recording numerous singles in these styles for Seeco Records. In 1960, after the Cuban Revolution caused the nationalization of the music industry, Cruz left her native country, becoming one of the symbols and spokespersons of the Cuban community in exile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Time I'll Be Sweeter
"This Time I'll Be Sweeter" is a soul ballad written by Haras Fyre (professionally known as Pat Grant) and Gwen Guthrie. Early versions The first release of "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" was as the B-side of the May 1975 Arista Records single release "Love Blind" by Martha Reeves; both sides of Reeves' single were produced by Bert De Coteaux and Tony Silvester who had hired composers Gwen Guthrie and Haras Fyre (pka Patrick/Pat Grant) as staff writers for the De Coteaux/Silvester company Penumbra Music in 1973. The Martha Reeves version of "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" was included on Reeves' 1976 album release ''The Rest of My Life''. De Couteaux and Silvester also produced the version by Linda Lewis on her album '' Not a Little Girl Anymore'' released - also on Arista - in June 1975. Lewis' version - whose chorale consisted of the song's co-writer Gwen Guthrie with Deniece Williams - was released as the album's lead single in the US. It was later issued in the UK in September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through The Fire (song)
"Through the Fire" is a song recorded by Chaka Khan from her sixth studio album, '' I Feel for You'' (1984). The David Foster-produced track was the third single from the album and reached number 60 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It was one of the few Khan hits to cross to the Adult Contemporary chart. Foster revealed in his 2011 PBS concert ''The Hit Man Returns'' that this was the only melody that he ever wrote with someone in mind and that the working title of the piece was actually called "Chaka" because he was very confident that Khan would perform the song. Legacy The song was covered by Peabo Bryson in his 1994 album. It was sampled by Kanye West on "Through the Wire", the breakout single from his 2004 debut album, ''The College Dropout''. In 2010, Japanese-American singer Ai covered "Through the Fire" on her studio album ''The Last Ai'' with Khan. Alongside another song Khan was featured on, "One More Try", the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of Love (Jennifer Rush Song)
"The Power of Love" is a song co-written and originally recorded by American singer Jennifer Rush in 1984. It was released as the fifth single from her debut album, ''Jennifer Rush'' (1984), and has since been covered by Air Supply, Laura Branigan and Celine Dion. Recorded in Frankfurt, Germany (where Rush is based) and released in West Germany without much success in late 1984, Rush's original version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in October 1985 and subsequently became the biggest-selling single of the year in the UK as Rush became the first female artist ever to have a million-selling single in the UK—it became the ninth best-selling single of the decade. It also topped the charts in several other European countries, as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Dion's version peaked at number one in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and hit the top ten in several more countries in 1994. The song has been translated into several languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costumbres
"Costumbres" is a song written and produced by Juan Gabriel and performed by Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal. It was recorded for her studio album ''Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6''. The song was released by Ariola Records in 1985, as a B-side to "Jamas Te Prometí un Jardin de Rosas". Selena version In 1988, Selena y los Dinos covered "Costumbres" in their album ''Dulce Amor''. It was the third and final single released from the album. Selena re-recorded the song in 1990 for her album "16 Super Exitos Originales" , a compilation album looking back at her hits prior to signing a record deal with Capitol EMI Latin. It was then later included on ''Siempre Selena'' in a remix version. The track was released as a single in late 1996. Chart performance La India version In 1997, Puerto Rican-American singer La India Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premio Lo Nuestro 1998
The 10th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by Univision honoring the best Latin music of 1997 and 1998 took place on May 14, 1998, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision. During the ceremony, nineteen categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández receiving four competitive awards. Other multiple winners were fellow Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal and Colombian performer Charlie Zaa with two awards each. Fernández won the award for "Pop Album of the Year," Gabriel and Dúrcal earned the award for "Regional Mexican Album of the Year," and Zaa won for "Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year." A special tribute was given to Mexican singer Lucero and the Excellence Award was received by Mexican trio Los Panchos. Background In 1989, the Lo Nuestro Awards were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La India
Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album for the ''Intensamente La India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel'' album. Early life Caballero was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Both her parents moved to New York City soon after her birth, settling in the South Bronx area of the city. Initially, they lived with Caballero's grandmother, a woman who served as an important influence on Caballero's life. Caballero began singing as a young girl, even taking opera training for a brief time. Her stage name, La India, was given to her by her grandmother because of her dark features and long, straight, black hair. La India describes herself as a feminist, having watched her father abuse her mother while she hid under the bed. Career 1985: Early career In 1985, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Tropical Latin Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the tropical latin music genres. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide the award is intended "for albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental tropical Latin recordings". This category includes all forms of traditional tropical music, salsa and merengue. This award has been handed out since 1984 and has had several name changes: *From 1984 to 1991, and then again from 1995 to 1999 the award was known as Best Tropical Latin P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
