''Timbiriche VII'' is the seventh studio album by Mexican pop group
Timbiriche
''Timbiriche'' (also known for a brief time as ''La Banda Timbiriche'') is a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood.
Timbiriche is considered one of the most ic ...
, released on June 29, 1987, by
Fonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of Televisa. Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonov ...
. This album marked the beginning of
Thalía Sodi's participation in the group and in the same year she also appeared on the
Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
production,
Quinceañera.
The group consisted of
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as " The Golden Girl" and " Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. Af ...
,
Alix Bauer
Alix Bauer Tapuach (born December 16, 1971) is a Mexican singer of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. She was a member of the pop music band Timbiriche from its formation in 1982 until her departure in 1989. She released her only solo album ''Por Vez P ...
,
Mariana Garza
Mariana Garza Alardín, (born October 19, 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican singer and actress.
Biography
Mariana Garza is the daughter of Ana Silvia Garza, (and the granddaughter of Ramiro Garza and Mexican poet Carmen Alardín). S ...
,
Eduardo Capetillo
Eduardo Capetillo Vásquez (born April 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor and singer.
Life
He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He belongs to the Capetillo family, who have a long tradition of being bullfighters.
Being still very young, he partici ...
,
Erik Rubin
Erik Rubín Milanszenko (born 30 January 1971) is a Mexican singer and actor. He was a member of the Mexican teen pop group Timbiriche.
Early career
At the age of 12, Rubín joined the group Timbiriche, one of the most important and influent ...
,
Diego Schoening
Diego Schoening (born August 5, 1969 in Mexico City), is a Mexican singer, actor and television host.
Schoening started his career in the band Timbiriche in 1981, where he remained until its disbanding in 1994. In Timbiriche, he recorded 19 r ...
and Sodi, who replaced
Sasha Sökol. The album is the most successful of the group selling over 1 million copies and features the hit singles "Con Todos Menos Conmigo" and "Mírame (Cuestión de Tiempo)".
Background and production
After the release of the album ''
Timbiriche Rock Show'', which earned the group a gold record,
the member of the group Sasha announced her departure to start her solo career, the producer of the group Luis de Llano invited the singer Thalía, whom he knew since the time of the Din Din group and the musical Vaselina, in which Thalía replaced Sasha in some performances, to replace the singer.
The group was formed by: Eduardo Capetillo, Thalía, Diego Schoening, Erik Rubín, Paulina Rubio, Alix Bauer and Mariana Garza.
For the production of the album were chosen Fernando Riba, Kiko Campos and Raul Gonzáles Biestro.
Singles
A year before the release of the album and still with the presence of Sasha the group released the song "No Seas Tan Cruel", which was included in the album but the first single from the album was the song "Mírime", which reached the position of #4 on the charts of the magazine ''Notitas Musicales''.
The second single from the album, the song "Besos de Ceniza" appeared on the Mexican charts while the first was still well performed, the song reached # 1, becoming the album's biggest hit.
The third single from the album was the song "Con Todos Los Conmigo", which reached # 9 on the charts.
The song was made famous in Brazil by the version made by the group
Dominó, which was called "Com Todos Menos Comigo".
The fourth and final single from the album was the song "Si No Es Ahora", which reached #6 in Mexico.
At the same time that the group released the album, member Thalía starred in Televisa's soap opera
Quinceañera, for the soundtrack the group recorded the title track, which reached #2 on the charts.
Commercial performance
On May 15, 1988, the ''Notitas Musicales'' magazine reported that the album sold 800,000 in Mexico, four months later on September 16, 1988 Mexican magazine ''
Eres
Eres (English: "You Are") may refer to:
* "Eres" (Alejandro Fernández song), 2008
* "Eres" (Café Tacuba song), 2003
* "Eres", a song by Anahí from her album ''Inesperado'', 2016
* "Eres", a song by José María Napoleón, 1975, later covered ...
'' published that the album surpassed the 1 million copies sold becoming one of the best selling Mexican albums of all time.
Track listing
See also
*
List of best-selling albums in Mexico
Mexico is the second-largest Spanish-speaking music market in the world, slightly behind Spain, based on retail value. Although long plagued by piracy, the domestic market has strengthened in recent years due to strong growth from digital and str ...
References
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1987 albums
Timbiriche albums