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Feliz Navidad (Menudo album)

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Feliz Navidad
Studio album by
Menudo
Released1982
GenreLatin pop
Menudo chronology
Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
(1982) 		Feliz Navidad
(1982) 		Adios Miguel
(1983)

Es Navidad, released in the United States as Feliz Navidad, is the fifth studio album and second Christmas album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, launched in 1980 by the record label Padosa.[1] The group included Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá, Miguel Cancel, and Charlie Massó.[2]

Regarding its production, as in their previous albums, the chorus of the songs was enhanced by the voices of professional backing singers, including the quintet’s vocal coach, Marilyn Pagán.[3]

The album was a success in Venezuela and became the first Menudo album to reach 100,000 copies sold in the country.[4] According to an October 1984 note in the American magazine Cashbox, sales had surpassed 143,000 units in Venezuelan territory by that date.[4]

In 1982, the album was re-released in the United States, under the title Feliz Navidad, featuring a new cover showing the group members dressed as Santa Claus. In 1983, four songs from their previous album, ¡Felicidades!, were added to the tracklist. This version was well received in the U.S., appearing on the Billboard magazine’s music chart for Latin albums.[5][6] This would eventually be the last album Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel to be in, since Xavier would be replaced by Ray Reyes in Early 1983 during the first week in New York and then few months went by, Miguel decided to voluntarily to quit the group because he felt unhappy since his voice suddenly changed and wasn't able to do his song, and was replaced by Roy Rossello.

Track listings

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1982 release

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  1. La Gallina - Singer: René Farrait
  2. Traigo Una Parranda - Singer: Xavier Serbiá
  3. Las Nubes - Singer : Johnny Lozada
  4. Voy También - Singer: Johnny Lozada
  5. Chiji Navideño - Singer: All the group
  6. Mi Parranda - Singer: Óscar Meléndez
  7. El Tamborilero - Singer: Johnny Lozada
  8. Eso Es Lo Mío - Singer: Óscar Meléndez and René Farrait
  9. Las Navidades - Singer: Ricky Meléndez
  10. Año Nuevo Y Reyes - Singer: Johnny Lozada

1983 release

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  1. La Gallina - Singer: René Farrait
  2. Traigo Una Parranda - Singer: Xavier Serbiá
  3. Noche De Paz - Singer: René Farrait
  4. Las Nubes - Singer : Johnny Lozada
  5. Las Navidades - Singer: Ricky Melendez
  6. Ensillando Mi Caballo - Singer: Carlos Meléndez and Fernando Sallaberry
  7. Chiji Navideño - Singer: All the group
  8. Mi Parranda - Singer: Óscar Meléndez
  9. El Tamborilero - Singer: Johnny Lozada
  10. Eso Es Lo Mío - Singer: Óscar Meléndez and René Farrait
  11. Ñaqui Quiñaqui - Singer: All the group
  12. Voy También - Singer: Johnny Lozada
  13. Año Nuevo Y Reyes - Singer: Johnny Lozada
  14. Plena Borinqueña - Singer: Fernando Sallaberry

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1983-1984) Peak position
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums - Califórnia)[5] 10
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums - Flórida)[6] 14
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums - Nova Iorque)[5] 6
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums - Texas)[5] 2

References

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  1. ^ "Menudo - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-15..
  2. ^ Carter, Brooke (July 20, 2023). "What Happened to Menudo". Gazette Review. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Ruiz, Damarisse Martínez (1999). Menudo: el reencuentro con la verdad. Hato Rey: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. p. 93. ISBN 1-881713-71-7.
  4. ^ a b "In Venezuela We obtain this results!" (PDF). Cash Box. October 13, 1984. p. 32. Retrieved October 25, 2024. Instead of the album name, the report uses the catalog number of the album released in Venezuela.
  5. ^ a b c d "Billboard Special Survey Hot Latin LPs" (PDF). Billboard. January 7, 1984. p. 41. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Billboard Special Survey Hot Latin LPs" (PDF). Billboard. December 17, 1983. p. 58. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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