''Kany Garcia'' is the third studio album of
Latin Grammy
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winner, singer-songwriter
Kany García
Encarnita "Kany" García de Jesús (born September 25, 1982) is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on ''Objetivo Fama''. She is widely considered the m ...
. It was released on August 14, 2013 and produced by Kany García,
Julio Reyes Copello
Julio Reyes Copello (born April 26, 1969) is a Colombian producer, songwriter and record engineer. Throughout his career he has worked with various artists such as Jennifer López, Marc Anthony, Thalía, Chayanne, Kany García, Alejandro Sanz, P ...
and Paul Forat
Sony BMG
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.
The album's first single "
Que Te Vaya Mal" was nominated for Record of the Year at the
2012 Latin Grammy Awards. The album was nominated for "Best Latin Pop Album" at the
2013 Grammy Awards
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. E ...
.
Album information
The album was recorded in
Bogotá
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, Colombia. The live version of the album, which was recorded for a mini-movie/live concert type available as part of the CD/DVD set or iTunes digital format was recorded in the Pontificia Javeriana University in Bogotá.
Promotion
As a part of promotion, Kany released a song from the album each week in July starting with the first single "
Que Te Vaya Mal". The other songs released were "
Alguien", "Demasiado Bueno" and "Me Quedo".
Singles
*"
Que Te Vaya Mal" was released as the album's lead single on April 24, 2012.
*"
Alguien" is chosen as the album second single and will be released sometime in August. It peaked at #8 on
Billboard Latin Pop chart.
*"
Cuando Se Va El Amor" was officially announced as the third single by Kany Garcia via her Facebook page. The song reached the Top 40 on Billboard's Latin Song Chart and Top 30 on Latin Pop Airplay.
*"Adiós" was released as the album's fourth single on April 22, 2013. The song reached the Top 40 on Billboard's Latin Pop Chart.
Promotional singles
Prior to the release of the album, two promotional singles were released exclusively on
iTunes Store
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as a "Countdown to ''KANY GARCIA''".
*"Demasiado Bueno" was the first promotional single, released on July 18, 2012.
*"Me Quedo" was the second and last promotion single, released on July 24, 2012.
Track listing
Notes
* Track listing and credits from album booklet.
Personnel
Confirmed by the album booklet.
*Kany García - Composer, Primary Artist
*Juan Sebastian Atehortua - Trumpet
*Jairo Alfonso Barrera - Saxophone
*Antonio Carmona - Cajon, Guitars
*Andrés Castro - Guitars
*Julio Reyes Copello - Composer
*Santiago Prieto - Guitars
*Libardo Rey - Guitars
*Julio Reyes - Keyboards, Piano
*Miguel Rico - Keyboards, Piano
*Marcos Sanchez - Keyboards, Organo, Piano
*Froilán Sinti - Kena
*Aaron Sterling - Bateria
*Samuel Torres - Percussion
*Guillermo Vadala - Bass
*Juan Pablo Vega - Guitars
*Jimmy Zambrano - Accordion
*Oscar Grajales - Main Personnel
*Marcial Sinti - Main Personnel
Production
*Miguel Roldan - Director
*Julio Reyes Copello - Engineer, Producer
*Edgar Barrera - Engineer
*Natalia Ramírez - Assistant Engineer
*Julián Pinzón - Assistant Engineer
*Javier Garza - Engineer, Mixing
*Sebastian de Peyrecave - Engineer
*Ricardo Escallón - Coordination
*Paul Forat - Executive Producer
*Francesc Freixes - Graphic Design
*Mike Fuller - Mastering
*Andrea Bautista - Coordination
*Táriq Zia Burney - Assistant Engineer
*Lorenzo Caballero - Assistant Engineer
*Isabel de Jesús - A&R
*Rubén Martín - Photography
*Julio Muniz - A&R
Tour
"''Kany García: En Concierto''" is the
concert tour
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by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
Kany García
Encarnita "Kany" García de Jesús (born September 25, 1982) is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on ''Objetivo Fama''. She is widely considered the m ...
in support of her third studio album of the same name. The tour started in
Puerto Rico
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and continues in US and Latin American countries like Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Mexico.
Setlist
Tour dates
;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Chart performance
On its first day of release, the album charted at #189 on iTunes top 200 albums chart, #2 on iTunes Latino album charts and #1 on Pop Latino album charts in
United States
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and
Puerto Rico
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. The album debuted at #1 on ''
Billboard
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'' Latin Pop Album Chart and Puerto Rico Album Charts. It debuted at #5 on
Billboard Latin Albums Chart and #89 on Mexico Top 100. It remain at #1 for 2 straight weeks on Puerto Rico Album Charts on its second week, and reached #72 on Mexico Top 100 on its third week.
Charts
Certifications
Awards/Nominations
Release history
References
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2012 albums
Kany García albums
Albums produced by Julio Reyes Copello