''Todos Los Romances'' (''All the Romances'') is a

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by Mexican singer

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

. Released on 11 August 1998 by

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, the record features the three previously released ''Romance''-themed albums in which Miguel covered classic

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s in each of them: '' Romance'' (1991), ''

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'' (1994), and '' Romances'' (1997). An editor for

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rated the album four of five stars. Commercially, ''Todos Los Romances'' peaked at number four in Spain and was certified double Platinum in the country. It also achieved Gold status in Argentina and peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboards Top Latin Albums in the United States.

Background and release

In 1991, Miguel released his eighth studio album, '' Romance'', a collection of classic

s, the oldest dating to the 1940s.

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by Armando Manzanero and arranged by Bebu Silvetti, the record was a success in Latin America and sold over seven million copies worldwide. It revived interest in the bolero genre, and was the first record by a Spanish-speaking artist to be certified Gold in Brazil, Taiwan and the United States. It received a

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nomination for

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. Its follow-up, ''

'', was released in 1994; Manzanero, Juan Carlos Calderón and Kiko Cibrian co-produced the record with Miguel, with it winning a Grammy Award for

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. In 1997 '' Romances'' was released, with Miguel and Manzanero co-producing Silvetti's arrangements; it sold over 4.5 million copies, winning another Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance. Each of the three discs were certified Platinum by the

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for shipping one million copies in the United States. One year after the release of ''Romances'',

announced that it will issue a three-disc compilation album ''Todos Los Romances'', which contains three ''Romance''-themed albums and was released on 11 August 1998.

Reception

An editor for

gave the album a four out of five star rating. In Spain, ''Todos Los Romances'' debuted and peaked number four on the

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, selling over 200,000 copies in the country and gaining a double Platinum certification awarded by Productores de Música de España for shipping 200,000. In the United States, the record peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboards Top Latin Albums and number six on the Latin Pop Albums chart. In Argentina, it was awarded Gold by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers for shipments of 30,000 copies.

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References

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