''Quizás'' (English: ''Maybe'') is the sixth studio album and fourth full-

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album by Spanish singer-songwriter

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. The album was released by

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on 17 September 2002. ''Quizás'' was Iglesias first album in Spanish in four years, his last being '' Cosas del Amor'' in 1998. This was also his last full-length Spanish album of his career as his next albums would be English and

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exclusively. The album has a fragile and delicate sound compared to his previous three Spanish albums, which were based on pop songs with light rock instrumentation and consists mainly of middle of the road

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ballads. It is his most personal release to date as it deals with topics such as the strange relationship with his father, singer

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, and other personal dilemmas. Enrique Iglesias won the

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at the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on 3 September 2003.

Making of ''Quizás''

wrote or co-wrote every track on the album and co-produced several of the tracks with the exception of "Tres Palabras" and the cover version of " La Chica de Ayer" originally recorded by

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. Iglesias was the executive producer of the album alongside best friend Andrés Restrepo. The title track of the album talks about Iglesias' strained relationship with his father. The album was released on 17 September 2002.

Commercial performance

''Quizas'' topped the ''Billboard'' Latin Albums Chart, debuting at No. 1 and shot to No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200, the highest position for a Spanish album at the time and fastest-selling Spanish album in five years. All three singles released from the album ("Mentiroso", "Quizás" and "Para Qué La Vida") topped ''Billboards Hot Latin Tracks Chart. In Spain however the first single "Mentiroso" was not released. In its place, the song "La Chica de Ayer" was released as promotional single. The album also entered at 200 on the UK album charts, the highest entry for a Spanish album that year as well as performing well across Latin America going platinum in counties like Mexico and

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. The album has sold 1 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

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