"Love" is a song by the singer
Thalía, released as the third single from the album ''
Love'', from 1992. The track was released as 12" single with remix versions and a music video was made for the TV special ''Love Thalía'', from 1993. The song appeared on the charts of the Mexican newspaper ''
El Siglo de Torreón'' and the magazine ''Notitas Musicales''.
Background and production
After releasing her second studio album ''
Mundo de Cristal
''Mundo de Cristal'' (English: ''Crystal World'') is the second studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, released in Mexico on 26 September 1991, by Fonovisa Records. It was Thalía's second and last album to be produced by Alfredo Díaz Ordaz, w ...
'', Thalía went to present the TV show ''
VIP Noche'' in
Spain, where she met the Spanish composer and music producer Luiz Carlos Esteban, whom she asked for help to finalize the compositions of what would become her third solo album,
To this album, songs with many different
music genre
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. It is to be distinguished from ''musical form'' and musical style, although in practice these terms are some ...
s were selected, like the song "Love", a contemporary song in the
dance music style of the 1990s.
At the time of the single released the album had sold over 200,000 in Mexico only and later was certified Platinum+Gold for over 350,000 sold in the country.
Promotion and commercial reception
In addition to naming the 1993 singer's album, the song also served as the title of the
Televisa channel special called ''Love Thalía'', the special would be updated months later with more songs added and would be entitled ''Love Thalía... y Otras Fantasias'', a music video to "Love" was made for the special.
In the video Thalía appears with two dancers dressed in black, dancing in a purple color setting.
A different music video was made exclusively for the show
Siempre en Domingo presented by
Raúl Velasco, also from the Televisa channel.
In 1992, Thalia received the award for "Best Singer" at the
Premios TVyNovelas from Saul Lisaso in
Mexico City and surrounded by impressive scenography and dancers dressed in Egypt-inspired costumes, she performed the "1001 Nights Club Mix" version of the music in it.
The song became the album's second biggest hit, reaching #3 in Mexico, behind of
Sangre only which peaked #2 months earlier, on the same list.
Track listing
*Source:
Charts
References
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1992 songs
1993 singles
Thalía songs
Fonovisa Records singles