''Fuerza'' () is the

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nominated twelfth

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released by Mexican singer

Alejandra Guzmán Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born February 9, 1968), known professionally as Alejandra Guzmán, and nicknamed "La Reina de Corazones" (The Queen of Hearts) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and actress. With more than 30 million album ...

. It was released on November 26, 2007. The first single released was " Soy Sólo Un Secreto".

Album history

According to bloggarte.com the album was supposed to be released on December 4, 2007 but it was ultimately changed for a November release. About the track "Hasta el Final" ("Until the End") was written by the singer herself after a

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operation, and is dedicated to her daughter Frida Sofía.

''"I wrote it for my daughter at the hospital, it's a very pretty song about hope, faith, not looking back, don't stop loving and the things I am feeling"''

. In the album will be

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and ''guzmanism!!''. Some tracks included are: "Todo", "Por un Momento", "Bellísima", "Un Buen Día" and "Diosa Seducción". The album is produced once again by Loris Ceroni (who produced before artists like Fey,

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and

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. 13 tracks were selected including songs written by José Luis Pagán,

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and the singer herself. The album was released in Mexico and Latinamerica and later in the United States and Spain. On September 10, 2008 this album received a

nomination for

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, but lost to '' Cualquier Día'' by

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. In 2008, ''Fuerza'' was released by

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in Spain like a compilation album with a different track list.

Track listing

Standard edition

#"Por Un Momento" (

, Alejandra Guzmán) #"Soy Sólo Un Secreto" (Alejandra Guzmán, José Luis Pagán) #" Hasta el Final" (Mario Domm, Alejandra Guzmán) #"Todo" (Oscar Schwebel, Francesco de Bendetti, Davide Esposito, Maximiliano Corona) #"Nada es Como Es" (Alejandra Guzmán, Cristian Zalles) #"Mírame" (Salvador Rizzo, Jaime Ciero) #"Quiero Ser" (Alejandra Guzmán, Karenka, Gianluigi Fazio) #"Un Buen Día" (Reyli Barba, Rafael Esparza) #"Bellísima" (Alejandra Guzmán, Oscar Schwebel) #"Diosa Seducción" (Cocetta Constanzo) #"Siempre Tú (Dark Side of the Moon)" (

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, Goapele Mohlabanne, Alejandra Guzmán, José Luis Pagán) #"Hasta el Final" (Acustic) (Mario Domm, Alejandra Guzmán)

Spanish edition

#"Soy Sólo Un Secreto" (Alejandra Guzmán, José Luis Pagán) #"Hasta El Final" (Mario Domm, Alejandra Guzmán) #"Diablo" (Alejandra Guzmán, Jordi Marr, Randy Cantor) #"Volverte A Amar" (Alejandra Guzmán, Mario Domm) #"Toda La Mitad" (Pancho Varona, F. Bastante, Antonio G. de Diego) #"Loca" (Myra Stella Turner) #"Guerra Fría" (Carlos A. Dávila, Juan Antonio Castillo) #"Necesito Amarme" (Mario Domm, Alejandra Guzmán) #"De Verdad" (Julia Sierra, Jordi Marr, Steve Mandile) #"Quiero Estar Contigo" (Mario Domm, Alejandra Guzmán) #"Lipstick" (Ernest Newsky, Lisa Greene, NC Thanh, R. Russell, Storm Lee) #"Tú Eres Mi Luz" (Loris Ceroni, Ettore Grenci) #"La Plaga" (Blackwell, Marascalco)

Singles

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 13 on the Mexican Top 100 by AMPROFON, climbing to number 12 and later to number 8 in the week from December 10–16, 2007, and in United States debuted at number 53 on the ''

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'' Top Latin Albums and at number 37 on the Top Heatseekers survey. Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Alejandra Guzman/ref>

Charts

Sales and certifications

Personnel

*Producer: Loris Ceroni *Co-Producer: Alejandra Guzmán *Recorder and mixer: Loris Ceroni at Le Dune Recording Studio,

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, Italy *Mastering: Mike Marsh at The Exchange Mastering, London *Photography: Enrique Covarrubias *Design: micro www.unmirador.com

Musicians

*Drums: Cristiano Micalizzi and Diego Sapignoli *Percussion and bass: Loris Ceroni *Guitars and accordion: Dario Giovanini *Piano and string arrangements : Mario Neri *Background vocals: Emanuela Cortesi, Gigi Fazio, Conceta Constanzo

References

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