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(one of the highest rated events in Mexico history), and was another successful recording for her, selling 600,000 copies only in her native country; rarely certify three gold records for their high sales. Gerardo Flores wrote seven out of eleven tracks included on the project, including an adaptation of the "

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, by Lucero's request, since her mother was a big fan of the movie. As usual for a first single for the singer albums, "Tácticas de Guerra" (War Tactics) and hit the No. 1 spot in Mexico and also the No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart. The track "Si Tú Llegaras a Amarme" (If You Would Love Me) is the result of a contest in México for the soap opera "

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" (also starring Lucero). "Quiero" (I Want) was released as second single reaching No. 8 in Mexico. The third single "Toda la Noche" (All Night Long) had a first video directed by Adolfo Pérez Butrón, the photographer behind almost every cover of the artist albums. On her second live album '' Lucero En Vivo Auditorio Nacional'' the track "Historias de Amores" (Love Stories) and the single "Tácticas de Guerra" appears on the setlist.

Track listing

The album is composed by 11 songs, all of them were arranged and produced by different composers.AllMusic http://www.allmusic.com/album/piel-de-angel-r260112

Singles

Chart performance

This was the 7th album of Lucero that entered to the list of

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and the last album of pop music to do so, until after 13 years later she entered with Indispensable. The album stayed in the chart of the Latin Pop Albums for 9 weeks, peaking #12; and it stayed in the Top Latin Albums for 13 weeks, peaking at No. 28.

Credits

Personnel

* Production: Claudio Guidetti and Maurizio Fabrizio from Destino SRL * Recorded at: Studio L’isola (Milan, Italy) by Bruno Malasoma; Soundabout Studio (LA) by Claudio Guidetti and Rodolfo Vazquez. * Strings recording: Olympic Studios (London) by Pete Lewis and Adam Brown * Mixing: Studio L’isola by Bruno Melasoma and Claudio Guidetti * Mastering: Nautilus (Milan) by Antonio Baglio * Executive producer: Tina Galindo * Production coordinator: Sylvia Cantarell * Photography: Adolfo Pérez Butrón * Wardrobe: Beatriz Calles, Sarah Bustani and Keko * Graphic design: Varela design.

Musicians

* Drums: Elio Rivagli * Bass: Flavio Scopaz * Guitars, piano and keyboards: Claudio Guidetti and Maurizio Fabrizio * Electric guitar: Andrea Braido * Sax: Emanuele Cisi * Backing vocals: Emanuela Cortesi, Monica Magnani, Claudio Guidetti and Maurizio Fabrizio * Violin: Lucio Fabbri, Russel Gilbert and Mario de Monte * Strings arrangement: Maurizio Fabrizio

References

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