''Frenesí'' (Spanish for "Frenzy") is a 1992

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-winning album by American singer

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Release

''Frenesí'' was released on September 15, 1992. It was Ronstadt's third Spanish-language album. After many years out of print, this album was reissued, along with Ronstadt's two

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discs, in 2016.

Reception

''Frenesí'' reached #193 on the ''

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'' album chart, #3 on the Top Latin Albums chart, and #17 on the Tropic/Salsa chart. Three singles charted on the Hot Latin Tracks chart: "Frenesi" at #5, "Perfidia" at #7, and "Entre Abismos" at #33. At the 35th Grammy Awards in 1993, ''Frenesí'' won the

for Best Tropical Latin Album. Despite the acclaim for this album, in the 21st century Roch Parisien rated the album poorly in his

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review, writing: "...there's little that sounds street level or rootsy about these sessions. I can't help picturing a wind-up lounge band holding court at some tourist-trap Holiday Inn in Acapulco."

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals * Juan Jose Almaguer, Jesús Guzmán and Monica Trevino – vocal trio * Tito Allen, Yayo "El Indio" Pequero and

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– chorus The Ray Santos Orchestra * Ray Santos – arrangements * Joe Rotondi Jr. – grand piano * Bob Mann – acoustic guitar * Gilberto Puente – acoustic guitar * Yomo Toro –

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* Guillermo Edghill – bass guitar * Oscar Meza – bass guitar * Luis Conte – percussion * Walfredo Reyes, Jr. – percussion * Jose Hidalgo – percussion *

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– percussion * Pancho Roman – percussion * Orestes Vilató – percussion * Justo Almario – horns * Gene Burkert – horns * Terry Herrington – horns * Joel Peskin – horns * Michael Turre – horns * Arturo Velasco – horns * Dennis Farias – horns * Daniel Fornero – horns * Ramon Flores – horns * Harry Kim – horns * José Román – horns Skywalker Symphony (Tracks 1-10 & 13) * Jenny Amador,

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, Deborah Bellamy, Stuart Canin, Jeremy Cohen, Adrienne Duckworth, James Dukey, Joseph Edelberg, Ronald Ericson, Nina Flyer, Clifton Foster, Ruth Freeman, Deborah Henry, Jim Hurley, Roxann Jacobson, David Kadarauch, William Klingelhofer, Katheryn McElrath, Sharon O'Connor, Virginia Price-Kvistad, Martha Rubin, Nathan Rubin, Irene Sazer, Rebecca Sebring, James Shallenberger, Greg Sudmeir, Mark Summer and John Tenney – orchestra players String section (Tracks 11 & 12) *

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– concertmaster * Deborah Bellamy, Robert Galbraith, Lloyd Gowen, Elizabeth Hedges-Glatty, Ellen Pesavento, Nora Pirquet, Thomas Rose, Nancy Stenzen and Marianne Wagner – string players

Production

* George Massenburg – producer (1-10, 13), engineer (1-10, 13), mixing * Peter Asher – producer (11, 12) * Nathaniel Kunkel – engineer (1-10, 13) * Shawn Murphy – recording (11, 12) * David Gleeson – assistant engineer * Craig Silvey – assistant engineer * Brett Swain – assistant engineer *

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– mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) * Robert Blakeman – photography * John Kosh – art direction, design

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frenesi (Album) 1992 albums Elektra Records albums Linda Ronstadt albums Albums produced by George Massenburg Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album