''Historias'' is the fifth
studio album
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released on April 19, 1994 by
Guatemalan singer-songwriter
Ricardo Arjona
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...
.
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by
Jason Birchmeier
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awarded the album 4.5 stars: "If you were to pick only one
Arjona Arjona may refer to:
* Arjona, Bolívar, Colombia
* Arjona, Spain
* Taifa of Arjona, a medieval taifa kingdom in Spain
* ''Arjona'' (plant), genus of plants in the family Schoepfiaceae
People with the surname
* Adria Arjona (born 1992), Puerto Ri ...
's album for your collection that wasn't a greatest-hits compilation, this should be the one"; he called the album a "career-defining success".
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Track listing
All tracks by Ricardo Arjona
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...
# "Si Yo Fuera" (
If I Were) – 4:28
# "
Señora de Las Cuatro Décadas" (
Lady of The Four Decades) – 5:07
# "Casa de Locos" (
Crazy House) – 3:01
# "
Historia de Taxi
Historia may refer to:
* Historia, the local version of the History channel in Spain and Portugal
* Historia (TV channel), a Canadian French language specialty channel
* Historia (newspaper), a French monthly newspaper devoted to History topics
* ...
" (
Story of a Taxi Driver) – 6:45
# "La Noche Te Trae Sorpresas" (
The Night Brings You Surprises) – 4:10
# "Amor de Tele" (
Television Love) – 3:18
# "
Te Conozco" (
I Know You) – 4:11
# "Historia del Portero" (
Story of a Doorman) – 5:12
# "
Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" (
I'm Really Not That Alone) – 3:51
# "Del Otro Lado del Sol" (
The Other Side Of The Sun) – 4:43
# "Me Están Jodiendo La Vida" (
They Are Ruining My Life) – 4:28
# "Ayúdame Freud" (
Help Me, Freud) – 6:43
# "
Libre
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* Libre software, free software
* Libre Computer Project, developer of open-hardware single-board computers
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*FreeStyle Libre, a glucose monitoring device
Media
* Libre Times, news site which people can free ...
" (
Free) – 3:29
# "Chicos de Plástico" (
Plastic Boys) – 4:17
Personnel
* Susan Ager, Melvin Baer, Norman Davidson, Andrzej Kapica, Diane Kitzman, Delmar Pettys, Mary Reynolds, Gloria Stroud, Peggy Zimmers – violin
* George Anderson – bass
* Mitta Angell, Kay Gardner, Barbara Hustis, Ellen Rose – viola
* Roberto Arballo – arranger, director, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, producer
* Pete Brewer – baritone sax
* Cheryl Cleavenger, Steve Haas, Debi Lee, Elizabeth Meza,
Eric Tagg
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– backing vocals
* Tom Demer – viola, violin
* Mike Gage – drums
* Mike Gallagher – electric guitar
* Gene Glover – percussion
* Bud Guin – acoustic guitar
* Eugene Gwozoz – piano
* Ron Jones – soprano & tenor sax
* Randy Lee – clarinet
* Johnnie Marshall – hammond organ
* David Matthews – oboe
* Mimi McShane – cello
* John Meyers – cello
* Kim Platco – banjo
* Will Roberts – bassoon
* Jay Saunders – trumpet
* Chuck Schmidt – trumpet
* Miguel Angel "Malin" Villagran – arranger, acoustic guitar
* John Wasson – trombone
Technical personnel
* Tim Kimsey – engineer
* Carlos Somonte – photography
* Sterling Winfield – assistant engineer
Chart performance
Sales and certifications
See also
*
1994 in Latin music
This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1994.
Events
* March 1 – The 36th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Ra ...
*
List of best-selling Latin albums
This is a list of the world's best-selling Latin albums of recorded music. "Latin music" has different meanings in the music industry. For example, the Latin music market in the United States defines Latin music as any release sung mostly in Sp ...
References
External links
* http://www.ricardoarjona.com/
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1994 albums
Ricardo Arjona albums
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