''Chayanne'' is the third album from Puerto Rican artist

Chayanne Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, making him one of ...

, released on

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on 1987, and his first album under that label.

Album history

''Chayanne'' is the first album by the singer released by CBS Columbia (now Sony Music Entretaiment) and was produced by

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. "Fiesta En America" and "Peligro de Amor" peaked at number four on the ''Billboard''

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chart. "Fiesta En America" ranked 49th in the 2008 recap for the '100 Greatest Songs of the 80's in Spanish' by

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. In 1988, the album was released in

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for Brazil which included "Não Posso Mais Viver Assim", a Portuguese cover of the Italian song "L'Amore È Quando Non C'è Più", originally performed by the Italian singer Euro Cristiani in 1979. The song was never released version in

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. In the 1988 Spanish version re-release, the song, "Una Luna Para Dos", was removed and replaced with "Esperanza". The album was reissued on Compact Disc on December 28, 1989.

Track listing

Music videos

#Fiesta En America #Digo No #Para Tenerte Otra Vez #Peligro de Amor #Tu y Yo #Violeta #Te Deseo #Una Luna Para Dos

Personnel

*Ronnie Foster — Producer, Arranger, Choral Arranger ("Tu y Yo" only) *Oscar Goméz — Associated Producer, Choral Arranger *

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— Arranger *Keith Seppanen — Sound Engineer *Jorge del Barrio — String Arranger

Singles

Release history

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