"Necesito de ti" ("I Need You") is a song written by Manuel Toscano, produced by Manuel Cázares, and performed by Mexican singer

Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...

. It was released worldwide on May 5, 2009 as the first single from Fernández' 81st album, released on July 7, 2009.

Background

Vicente Fernández, the biggest ranchera music performer, picked

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, 2009, a very special date for Mexican history, since it is the Anniversary of the

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, to release his new single, "Necesito de Ti". After the success of his 79th studio album ''

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'', which led to a

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for Best Ranchero Album and three top ten hits in the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart ("

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", " La Derrota" and "

"), and the release of his live album '' Primera Fila'', which included his first number-one hit in the Latin charts in United States, " El Último Beso", Fernández recorded his new album, tentatively named ''Necesito de Ti'', under the production of Manuel Cázares. This single is a

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ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

, written by Manuel Toscano, a Latin Grammy Award nominee in 2001 for his song "Piérdeme el Respeto" performed by

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. Toscano has written songs for several singers and groups, including

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, Rayito Colombiano,

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, Grupo Pesado,

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and

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. It is not the first time that Toscano and Fernández work together. Fernández previously recorded songs written by Toscano, including "El Ayudante", "La Casa Chica", "La Peor de Mis Locuras", "La Tienda", "Los Grandes Amantes", "Se Pelearon Nuestras Mentes", "Señora de Mis Respetos" and "Sublime Mujer". With "Necesito de Ti", Fernández celebrates 44 years of singing career.

Chart performance

The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart in the chart dated on June 20, 2009 at number 30, peaking at number 16. In the

Hot Latin Tracks The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, rad ...

chart, the song debuted at number 45 and peaked at number 27.

Personnel

The following people contributed to the song "Necesito de Ti". *Vicente Fernández -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

*Manuel Cázares -

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

*Gustavo Borner - mixer

References

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