Regalo del Alma
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Regalo del Alma
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| Studio album by Celia Cruz | ||||
| Released | August 5, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Salsa, Pop Latino | |||
| Label | Sony International | |||
| Producer | Sergio George | |||
| Celia Cruz chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Amar es Combatir | ||||
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Regalo del Alma (Eng.: A Gift from the Soul) is the title of the last studio album recorded by Celia Cruz. This album became her first number-one hit on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album.[2]
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Contents
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Tracklisting
This information from Billboard.com[3]
- Ella Tiene Fuego (El General/Sergio George/Jorge Luis Piloto) — 4:07
- José Caridad (Alain Pérez/Gradelio Pérez) — 3:59
- Ríe y Llora (George/Fernando Osorio)** — 4:10
- Ay, Pena, Penita (León Quiroga) — 4:58
- Diagnóstico (Marisela Verena) — 4:28
- La Niña de la Trenza Negra (Perez/Perez) — 4:10
- Me Huele a Rumba (Banggy/Cherito) — 4:04
- No Estés Amargao (Rafael Rey) — 4:03
- Pa' la Cola (Manny Benito/George) — 4:04
- María la Loca (Yavis Mindez/Javier Suárez/Luca Germini) — 4:01
- Yo Viviré (Dino Fekaris/Freddie Perren) — 4:31
** Rie y Llora - The Remixes[4] Never commercially released Sony 2003 promo Latin house dance remixes featuring Obas-Que Viva La Reina Mix (Extended & Dub), D'Motion Brothers Azuca' Forever Remix-Extended Remix, DJ Fluid Extended Mix and Original Album Version
Personnel
This information from Allmusic.[5]
Production
- Sergio George — Piano, arranger, keyboards, producer, bass, drum programming
- Angel Carrasco — Executive producer
- Bob Brockman — Mixing
- Mike Fuller — Mastering
- Jake R. Tanner — Engineer
- Luca Germini — Engineer
- Jon Fausty — Engineer, mixing
- Jorge Gómez — Sound technician, mixing
- Oscar Gómez — Adaptation, digital producer, vocals, realization, mixing
- Ivan "Melón" González — Piano
- Carlos Laurenz — Engineer, sound technician, mixing
- José López — Sound technician
- Olga Santos — Sound technician
- Susana Ensin Tarriño — Production coordination
- Maite Palencia — Production coordination
- Adolfo Pérez Butrón — Photography
- Mario Houben — Graphic design
- Rudy Sanchez — Hair
Musicians
- Yrvis Méndez — acoustic guitar, arranger, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, bass, vocals
- Jose "Majito" Aguilera — percussion, bongos, timbales, bata, cajón, tumbadora, vocals
- Alain Pérez — Arranger, keyboards, tres, bass, vocals
- Bernd Schoenhart — Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Juan Cerro — spanish guitar
- Juan Munguía — Trumpet
- Marc Quiñones — percussion
- Luis Quintero — Percussion
- Cherito — Vocals
- Celía Cruz — Vocals
- William Duvall — Vocals
- Rubén Rodríguez — Vocals
- Julio Barreto — Vocals
- Axé Bahia — Guest appearance
- Bandolero — Rap
Chart performance
| Chart (2003)[6] | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Tropical Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 40 |
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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See also
- List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2003
- List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (2003-07-15). "Regalo del Alma". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r651860. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Regalo del Alma". Billboard.com. Billboard.com. 2003-08-05. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=albums&pid=30846&aid=592969#artAlbumMoreContainer. Retrieved 2008-09-20.[dead link]
- ^ "Celia Cruz - Rie y Llora (The Remixes) Sony PROMO-1". YouTube. YouTube.com. 2008-08-09. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh4cbzA5sqo. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ^ "Regalo del Alma". Allmusic. Allmusic.com. 2003-08-05. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r651860. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Billboard (2003-08-16). "Regalo del Alma - Chart Performance (2003)". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r651860. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "American album certifications – Cruz – Regalo de Alma". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Regalo+de+Alma%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
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