"Ni Tú Ni Ella" (Neither You Nor She) is a single by Salvadoran singer

Álvaro Torres Álvaro Torres (born April 9, 1954) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter. Biography Álvaro Torres was born on April 9, 1954, in Usulután, El Salvador. The first song he wrote was titled "Dulce amiga" at the age of 12, inspired by a childhoo ...

released on 1990 through

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as part of Torres' ninth studio album '' Si Estuvieras Conmigo''. The song was written by Torres, produced by

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and it was recorded in Rusk Sound Studios,

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. The song was a success in

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and the

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, peaking at number 3 in April 1990 on the ''

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chart.

Background

"Ni Tú Ni Ella" is an

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song written by Álvaro Torres. The song tells the story of a man's indecision about choosing between his couple and his lover, not wanting any of the two to suffer. Torres said that the inspiration of the song came from the coincidence of two female friends of him. When he was in Los Angeles he had two female friends in the extremes of the city, and he thought they would never meet because of the distance, but finally that situation happened and he had to face it.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from '' Si Estuvieras Conmigo'' liner notes. Vocals *

–

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*Kenny O'Brien –

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*Maria Del Rey – backing vocals *Michel Jimenez – backing vocals *Nina Swan – backing vocals Musicians * Bebu Silvetti –

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, keyboards *José Peña –

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*Ezra Kliger – coordination *Suzie Katayama –

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*Grant Geissman –

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*John Yoakum –

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*Alan Kaplan –

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*Charlie Davis –

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*Ramon Flores – trumpet Production * Bebu Silvetti –

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*Elton Ahi – mixing *Eric Scheda – mixing *Boon Heng Tam – engineering assistance *Gustavo Borner – engineering assistance Recording * Recorded and mixed at Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Covers

Puerto Rican merengue band Zona Roja covered the song on their 1992 album ''Peligroso Sabor...''. Their version peaked at #36 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.

References

External links

Lyrics of this song
at

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