''Dos'' (English: ''Two''), also known as ''Myriam Hernández 2'', is the second studio album recorded by Chilean singer-songwriter

Myriam Hernández Myriam Raquel Hernández Navarro (born 2 May 1965) is a Chilean singer, songwriter and television presenter. She has dabbled mainly in romantic ballad, which is why she is sometimes nicknamed "La baladista de América" ("America's balladeer"), alth ...

, It was released by Capitol/EMI Latin on August 21, 1990. The album became very successful in

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and the United States where it peaked at number one in the ''Billboard''

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chart. The album includes two number-one singles by Hernández, " Te Pareces Tanto a Él" and " Peligroso Amor", and her self-penned top three hit "

Herida "Herida" ("Wounded") is a song originally recorded by Chilean singer Myriam Hernández as the third single from her second studio album, ''Dos'' (1990). The song reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1991. It was ...

". ''Dos'' was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the

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. ''Dos'' was produced by

Humberto Gatica Humberto Gatica is a Chilean and American recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Celine Dion, Chicago, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Cher and Michael Bublé. Gatic ...

and features songs written by Gogo Muñoz, Alberto Plaza, Vilma Planas, Alvaro Torres, Juan Carlos Duque and by the performer herself. Hernández wrote the songs "Herida" and "Que No". The album singles produced several international hits that spent several weeks at number one of the rankings in the continent. This album also marked a record in the

in the United States by staying at number-one for 18 consecutive weeks. "Herida" was covered by Brenda K. Starr in a

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version which reached number one on the

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chart; Mexican singer Lidia Ávila also recorded her rendition in a

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version; and Brazilian singer Daniel also released his take on the track. Hernández recorded the song "Mira", co-written with Juan Carlos Calderón, on her self-titled 1992 album as a follow-up for the song. The

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for "Peligroso Amor" was produced by Luis De Llano and received a nomination for the ''Billboard'' Best Latin Video award. ''Dos'' sold 15,000 units in

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in less than two weeks of release, and was awarded with a Gold album certification. The success of this album resulted in a

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with Warner Music México, but the contract ended because of the limited success of her next album and disagreements between the

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and the singer.

Track listing

The information from the album liner notes.

Charts

References

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Track listing

Charts

See also

References