''Solamente tú'' (''Only You'') is the eighth

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band

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. It was released on April 16, 2010 by

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. The songs are mostly inspired by disappointment in love. Musically, the album drew inspiration from

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and

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while incorporating the band’s signature norteño style. The album received positive reviews, commending Duelo's ability to sing about romantic love, instead of entering the fashion of contemporary groups that perform ''narcocorridos''. The album went to number-one in the United States, topping the ''Billboards

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and

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charts, and reaching the top forty in

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. The first two singles from the album, "Soy como no soy" and "Te odio y te amo", were both hits reaching the top forty in the

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chart. ''Solamente Tú'' received a

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nomination for Best Norteño Album.

Background

Duelo released their eighth album ''Solamente tú'' on April 16, 2010, and as another way of promotion, the band released an internet radio station, Radio Duelo, in addition to updating their official website. On their radio station the band responded to text messages from their fans and included music from their albums. ''Solamente tú'' includes love songs lyrics with norteño music, with

and

influences. Alex Henderson of

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called the album "appealing", praising the band for their approach on romantic love instead of recording

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s like most norteño bands. The album received a nomination for Best Norteño Album at the 11th Latin Grammy Awards, which it lost to Pesado's ''Desde la cantina, vol. 1''.

Chart performance

Singles

Prior to the album release, the first single "Soy como no soy" ("I'm Being Not the Way I Am") was launched in February 2010. The song peaked at number 22 on the ''Billboard''

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and 11 on the

charts, respectively. "Te odio y te amo" ("I Hate You and I Love You") was selected as the second single and peaked within the top forty of the Latin Songs chart.

Album

The album entered atop the ''Billboards

and

charts in the week of April 24, 2010, and was their second number-one album at both charts, following 2009's '' Necesito más de tí''. ''Solamente Tú'' also charted in the

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where it peaked at number 26.

Track listing

This track listing adapted from

and liner notes.''Solamente Tú'' (CD liner notes). Fonovisa. 2010.

Personnel

* José Luis Ayala Jr. –

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* Oscar Iván Treviño –

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, composer * Homer Cantu –

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* Manelik Martínez –

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* Jaime Arroyo – mixing * Wilfrán Castillo –

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* Aarón Martínez – composer * Luis Padilla – composer * Marco A. Pérez – composer Source:

References

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