''El Concierto'' ( en, italic=yes, The Concert) is the second

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by Mexican recording artist

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 ...

, released on 17 October 1995 by

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. It was recorded from his performances at the

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in Mexico and at the

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in 1994 during his Segundo Romance Tour. The album features live

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s of

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's songs ("Si Nos Dejan", "Amanecí en Tus Brazos", and "El Rey"), which were previously unreleased. The first two songs were released as singles, the former reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart and the latter peaking at number three on the same chart. Upon its release, ''El Concierto'' received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised its production, Miguel's vocals, and his renditions of Jiménez's

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s. The album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart and both the album and video were certified gold by the

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. It topped the

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and the album was certified 4× platinum by CAPIF. The record also reached number two on the Chilean Albums Chart and achieved diamond status in the country and double platinum in Mexico, Platinum in Paraguay, and Uruguay. The album sold over two million copies within a year of its release. ''El Concierto'' won the ''Eres'' award for Album of the Year and received a nomination for Pop Album of the Year at the 1996 Lo Nuestro Awards.

Background and release

In 1994 Miguel released his tenth studio album, ''

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''. It is follow-up to his 1991 album ''

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'' where Miguel records a collection of classic

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s and Latin American standards. It sold over one million copies within two days of its release, and was certified platinum in the United States for shipping one million copies, making Miguel the first Latin artist with two platinum discs in the U.S. (the other is ''Romance''). To further promote the album Miguel began his Segundo Romance Tour with 16 shows at the

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, which drew an audience of over 155,000. The singer performed throughout Mexico, the United States, Peru, and Argentina until 31 December 1994, when the tour concluded in

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. His sixteen performances at the National Auditorium in Mexico City and two concerts at the Estadio Vélez in

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were filmed for inclusion in a live album. It was made available in four formats: a double live audio CD, cassette,

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, and

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. The formats included the full performances of 28 songs from the concerts. The album was released on 17 October 1995. ''El Concierto'' includes three live renditions of

's songs: "Si Nos Dejan", "Amanecí en Tus Brazos", and "El Rey". During these performances, Miguel was accompanied by Mariachi 2000 led by Cutberto Pérez. "Si Nos Dejan" was released as a single for the album on 30 August 1995. The song reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart, becoming his twelfth number one song on the chart. "Amanecí en Tus Brazos" was released as the second single on December 1995 and peaked at number three on the Hot Latin Songs charts. The live version of "Hasta Que Me Olvides" was released as a

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in Spain. To further promote the album, Miguel launched the

El Concierto Tour El Concierto Tour was a concert tour performed by Luis Miguel, to further promote the album ''El Concierto'' which began on September 15, 1995, at the Circus Maximus Showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada and performed across several cities in the United ...

which began on 15 September 1995 at the Circus Maximus Showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada and performed across several cities in the United States. The setlist consists of previously-recorded pop tracks and ballads, boleros from his ''Romance'' albums, and the mariachi songs from ''El Concierto''. The tour concluded on 31 in Acapulco.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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gave ''El Concierto'' 4.5 out of 5 stars, praising the inclusion of the mariachi performances calling it a "good introduction to the singer, since it features his biggest hits and he gives a flashy, impassioned performance". John Lannert of ''

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'' magazine called the album a "predictable, albeit fan-pleasing, double CD live set" and referred to his mariachi performances as "classics done up mariachi style". Chito de la Torre wrote for ''

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'' praised the album, stating that Miguel "stands among the few that are genuinely good both on disc and live" and complimented its "energetic feel and live audience reactions". Rene Carbrera of the ''

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'' said the album's productions "essentially takes listeners through one of Miguel's dynamic performances" and praised the bolero performances as "superbly executed as pop ballads by Miguel." Regarding the mariachi songs, Cabrera stated "If there's anything that stands out about the Jimenez creations, it is that the tunes are as indestructible as the emotions described in them. Add to that quality the musicianship that Miguel brings to bear and you have some excellent music."''

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'' editor Ernesto Portillo Jr. gave the album four out of four stars, complimenting Miguel's vocals, his pop tunes as "sizzling", and remarked that Miguel "shows his musical prowess with convincing mariachi-backed renditions of four ranchera classics written by the late Mexican singer-composer Jose Alfredo Jimenez". At the 1996 ''Eres'' award ceremony, ''El Concierto'' won award for Album of the Year and Miguel was the Artist of the Year. In the same year, the record received a nomination for Pop Album of the Year at the 8th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards, but lost to

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's self-titled album. "Si Nos Dejan" was also nominated Pop Song of the Year, again losing to Iglesias for his song " Si Tu Te Vas". Miguel won the award for Pop Male Artist of the Year.

Commercial performance

In the United States, ''El Concierto'' debuted and peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart with the number one position being held by

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's album '' Dreaming of You''. It held this position for only two weeks before being replaced by '' Abriendo Puertas'' by

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. The record also peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number two on the

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chart. Both the album and the video were certified gold by the

(RIAA); the former for shipping 500,000 and the latter for shipping 50,000 copies. In Argentina, ''El Concierto'' debuted at number one on the

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and the album was certified 4× platinum by CAPIF for sales of 240,000 copies while the video received a platinum certification for sales of 8,000 copies. The album reached number two on the Chilean albums and was certified platinum in the country. It also achieved platinum status in Mexico, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Elsewhere, it was certified gold in Bolivia and Spain, quintuple platinum in Venezuela, and triple platinum in Central America. ''El Concierto'' sold over two million copies within a year of its release.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

Performers

*Juan Manuel Arpero – conductor,

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*Alejandro Carballo –

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*Armando Cedillo – trumpet *Idelfonso Cedillo –

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*Ignacio "Kiko" Cibrián –

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, producer *Daniel Cruz –

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*Miguel Flores – guitar *Pedro Garcia –

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*Alfonso Gonzalez – violin *Arturo González – violin *Aarón Jiménez – violin *Francisco Loyo –

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*Victor Loyo –

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*Ignacio Mariscal – cello *Antonio Medrano – violin *Martín Medrano – violin *Luis Miguel – producer, lead vocals *Jeff Nathanson –

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*Arturo Perez –

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*Cutberto Perez – director, trumpet *Emilio Perez – violin *Patricia Tanus – background vocals

Technical

*Craig Brock – assistant engineer *Bernie Grundman – mastering *Paul McKenna – digital engineer *Francisco Miranda – engineer *Neal Preston – photography *Carlos Somonte – photography *Salvador Tercero – assistant engineer *Sergio Toporek & Christian Vinay – concept, design, digital imaging

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Album

Video

References

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