''Busca una Mujer'', also known as Un Hombre Busca una Mujer, is the sixth studio album by Mexican singer

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

. It was mainly written and produced by

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, and released on November 25, 1988, as the second album released with

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. "

Fría Como el Viento "Fría Como el Viento" ("Cold as the Wind") is a ballad written, produced and arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released as the first single from the Grammy-nominated studio album ''Busca una Mu ...

" was released as the album's

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, which spent seven months on the top-ten of many

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in Latin America. The success of "Fría Como el Viento" almost overshadowed the rest of the singles released from the album ("Separados", "

La Incondicional "La Incondicional" (The Unconditional") is a pop song written, produced, and arranged by Spanish Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released in 1989 as the third single from his studio album entitled ''Busc ...

", "Un Hombre Busca una Mujer", "Culpable o No (Miénteme Como Siempre)", "Esa Niña" and "El Primero" ). The album title was simply ''Busca una Mujer'' since his name would complement the title (i.e. meaning ''Luis Miguel Busca una Mujer''). On the ''

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'' Hot Latin Songs Year-End Chart of 1989, "La Incondicional" appeared at number three. "Separados" has since become known among fans of

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for being the entrance theme of

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, outside of his tenure in

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Promotion

To promote the album, Luis Miguel embarked on a tour during 1989 and 1990. In 1989 a VHS video was released, a compilation of his concerts in Mexico called

Un Año de Conciertos ''Un Año de Conciertos'' is a VHS video from the Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was recorded in 1989 during the presentations of the artist by various places in Mexico after the release of his last album (at that time), ''Busca Una Mujer''. Thi ...

Track listing

Brazilian version There is a Brazilian version of the Album Busca Una Mujer, released in 1988 with 2 songs in Portuguese, “Fria Como O Vento” and “A Incondicional”.

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Busca Una Mujer'' liner notes:

Performance credits

– keyboards , arranger , chorus arrangement *

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– keyboards , arranger , brass arranger * K.C. Porter – keyboards , arranger * Dennis Belfield – bass * John Robinson – drums *

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– drums * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar *

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– guitar , guitar solo *

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– brass * Gary Grant – brass * Kim Hutchcroft – brass * Alan Kaplan – brass * Lew McCreary – brass * Antonio Molto – saxophone solo * Conjunto de Cuerda de Madrid – strings * Luis Miguel – background vocals , brass arranger * Andrea Bronston – background vocals * Mary Jamison – background vocals * Doris – background vocals * Huevo – background vocals * Mikel – background vocals

Technical credits

* Juan Carlos Calderón – producer *

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–

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(rhythmic bases, dubbing, brass section) * Brad Gilderman – mixer *

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–

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* Carlos Martos – engineer (voice recording) * Vicente - engineer (voice recording) * Joaquin Torres – engineer (strings, additional dubs) * Ivy Skoff – production coordination * Carlos Somonte – photography * Gilardi M/W S.A. publicidad – design

Recording and mixing locations

*Studio 55,

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– rhythmic bases and dubbing *Torresonido,

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– strings and additional dubs *

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, Hollywood, California – brass section *Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, California – mastering *Suma Music Group,

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, California – mixing *Estudio Mediterranean Sound,

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, Spain – Luis Miguel's voice recording

Chart performance

Album

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Sales and certifications

References

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