''Yo Si Me Enamoré'' () is the debut

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recording artist

Huey Dunbar Huey Dunbar (born Eustace Dunbar IV; May 15, 1974) is the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born in New York City, New York to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musi ...

. Released on February 27, 2001 through

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. The album was produced by

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and co-produced by Alejandro Jaén,

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and

Kike Santander Flavio Enrique "Kike" Santander Lora is a Colombian Americans, Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as ...

and contains 11

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and 4

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and

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versions. It includes a duet with the Mexican

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and singer

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in the song "Lo Siento" in its Balada version. The first single "Yo Si Me Enamoré" in its bolero version was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Tropical Song at the 2th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on October 30, 2001.

Background

Following Dunbar's departure from the American salsa band Dark Latin Groove following their third studio album '' Gotcha!'' released in 1999

proposed to him after a few months to start recording his debut album.

Critical reception

Evan C. Gutiérrez of AllMusic said, "Together with some other

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talent, the two formed the genre-crossing tropical group DLG, and in a matter of a few short years, cranked out three fantastic albums that went a long way towards turning Dunbar into salsa's up and coming bad boy. For Dunbar, going solo was a natural next step."

Track listing

Especial bonus track

Sales and certifications

References

{{Reflist 2001 debut albums Huey Dunbar albums Albums produced by Kike Santander Albums produced by Sergio George Sony Discos albums