''Dicen Que El Tiempo'' is a 2007

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nominated album and seventh

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released by

Jennifer Peña Jennifer Marcella Peña (born September 17, 1983) is an American Tejano/Latin pop singer who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally. Peña was born in San Antonio, Texas, and is the third and youngest daughter of Jaime and Mary Peñ ...

on February 27, 2007. ''Dicen Que El Tiempo'' was a departure from Peña's previous albums which included material written and produced by

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and

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who wrote previous hits like ''El Dolor De Tu Presencia'' and ''Hasta El Fin Del Mundo''. Peña served as a lead producer with shared credits for songwriting and musical production with

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and

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. In support of the album,

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selected Peña as the Artist of The Month on February 7, 2007 with multiple TV slots which included co-hosting Mi-TRL and Los Hits and a special

week. While co-hosting Mi-TRL Peña premiered the album's lead single ''Cómo Entender'' in a live performance. The album and the first single received minimal reception on radio and on the charts the album debuted at #16 on ''

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''s

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chart and the single peaked at #23 on

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chart. A promotional tour kept Peña in the United States and

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where the album was released. ''Tuya'' was the album's most successful single reaching the #5 position on ''

''s Top Latin Tracks. Sales stalled at 100,000 copies and the album is currently out of print. With ''Dice Que El Tiempo'' Peña received her third

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for

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. Her previous nominations were in the

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category for her albums ''Abrázame y Bésame'' and '' Libre''. To date this is her final studio album.

Track listing

Album credits

*Executive producer : Jennifer Peña *Producer: Sebastian Kyrs *Producer: Obie Bermúdez

Awards and recognition

* 2007 Grammy Award: Best Latin Pop Album ''Nominated'' * 2007 Latin Grammy Award: Best Musical Production ''Won''

References

* *http://www.voymusic.com/radio/news-50801-jennifer_pena_returns_with_the_february_27th_release_of_dicen_que_el_tiempo {{Authority control 2007 albums Jennifer Peña albums Spanish-language albums Univision Records albums Albums produced by Sebastian Krys Albums recorded at Q-Productions