''Frenesí'' (Spanish for "Frenzy") is a 1992

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-winning album by American singer

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Release

''Frenesí'' was released on September 15, 1992. It was Ronstadt's third Spanish-language album. After many years out of print, this album was reissued, along with Ronstadt's two

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discs, in 2016.

Reception

''Frenesí'' reached #193 on the ''

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'' album chart, #3 on the Top Latin Albums chart, and #17 on the Tropic/Salsa chart. Three singles charted on the Hot Latin Tracks chart: "Frenesi" at #5, "Perfidia" at #7, and "Entre Abismos" at #33. At the

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in 1993, ''Frenesí'' won the

for Best Tropical Latin Album. Despite the acclaim for this album, in the 21st century Roch Parisien rated the album poorly in his

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review, writing: "...there's little that sounds street level or rootsy about these sessions. I can't help picturing a wind-up lounge band holding court at some tourist-trap Holiday Inn in Acapulco."

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals *Tito Allen – background vocals *Juan Jose Almaguer – vocals *Jesús Guzmán – vocals *

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– vocals * Bob Mann – guitar *Oscar Meza – bass *Gilberto Puente – guitar *Joe Rotondi – piano *Guillermo Edghill – bass *

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– percussion * Walfredo de los Reyes, Sr. – percussion *Armando Peraza – percussion *Pancho Roman – percussion *Orestes Vilató – percussion *Justo Almario – horn *Gene Burkert – horn *Dennis Farias – horn *Ramon Flores – horn *Daniel Fornero – horn *Mike Turre – horn *Arturo Velasco – horn *Harry Kim – horn *José Román – horn *Joel Peskin – horn *Debra Henry – strings *James Hurley – strings *Roxanna Jacobson – strings *David Kadarauch – strings *Clifton Foster – strings *Ruth Freeman – strings *Stuart Canin – strings *Jeremy Cohen – strings *Adrienne Duckworth – strings *Jim Dukey – strings *Joseph Edelberg – strings *Ronald Erickson – strings *Jenny Amador – strings *Jeff Beal – strings *William Klingelhofer – strings *Bill Klingelhoffer – strings *Katie McElrath – strings *Sharon O'Connor – strings *Irene Sazer – strings *Rebecca Sebring – strings *James Shallenberger – strings *Greg Sudmeir – strings *Mark Summer – strings *John Tenney – strings *Martha Henninger Rubin – strings *Nathan Rubin – strings *Virginia Price-Kvistad – strings Production notes: *

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– producer, engineer *

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– producer, mixing, engineer *Ray Santos – arranger *David Gleeson – engineer *Craig Silvey – engineer *Brett Swain – engineer *Nathaniel Kunkel – engineer *Robert Blakeman – photography *Kosh Art Direction – design

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frenesi (Album) 1992 albums Elektra Records albums Linda Ronstadt albums Albums produced by George Massenburg Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album