Morir de Amor (album)
Morir de Amor | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Norteño-sax | |||
Label | Fonovisa | |||
Conjunto Primavera chronology | ||||
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Morir de Amor (Eng.: Dying of Love) is a studio album by Mexican norteño-sax band Conjunto Primavera released in 2000. This album received a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Performance,[1] which was awarded to En La Madrugada se Fue by Los Temerarios, and became their first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.
Technically, this album is of re-recordings, except for “Morir de Amor” and “Mexico Ra, Ra, Ra”. Also, the album consists entirely of ballads; all with keyboard with the exception of “Mexico Ra, Ra, Ra”, because the song has accordion instead of the keyboard.
The re-recordings are:
- Enamorado de Ti of Vas a Conseguir from 1991,
- Jugando al Amor of Me Nortie from 1993,
- Dime, Dime, Dime of Me Voy, Me Voy from 1989,
- Maldita Seas (previously only titled Maldita) of Cumbias y Rancheras from 1985,
- Y Otra Vez of the album with the same name from 1992,
- No Cómo Amigo of Lo Mejor, Lo Ultimo from 1991,
- Cinco Lagrimas of Con las Manos Vacías from 1990,
- and En Cada Gota de Mi Sangre of La Otra from 1986.
Track listing
[edit]All songs were written by Oscar Ochoa, except where noted.[2]
- Morir de Amor (Ramón González) – 3:04
- Enamorado de Tí – 3:20
- Jugando al Amor – 3:06
- Dime, Dime, Dime – 3:13
- Maldita Seas (Luis Raúl Alcántara) – 5:29
- Y Otra Vez – 3:42
- No Como Amigo – 2:50
- Cinco Lagrimas – 4:16
- En Cada Gota de Mi Sangre (José De Jésus Pineda Ramos) – 3:23
- México Ra, Ra, Ra (Jesse Armenta) – 4:02
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top Latin Albums[3] | 1 |
US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums[4] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 153 |
Sales and certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Mexico (AMPROFON)[6] | Gold | 75,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
[edit]This information from Allmusic.[8]
- Mario Alanis: Mastering, Mixing engineer
- Tony Gonzalez: Engineer
- Jesús Guillén: Executive producer
- Víctor Manuel Mata: Art direction
References
[edit]- ^ "Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards". Allbusiness.com. 2000-07-29. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ ""Morir de Amor" on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. 2000-02-12. Retrieved 2008-08-23. [dead link ]
- ^ ""Top Latin Albums" on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. 2000-02-12. Retrieved 2008-08-23. [dead link ]
- ^ ""Regional Mexican Albums" on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. 2000-02-12. Retrieved 2008-08-23. [dead link ]
- ^ ""The Billboard 200" on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. 2000-02-12. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Conjunto Primavera in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Morir de Amor in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "American album certifications – Conjunto Primavera – Morir de Amor". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ ""Morir de Amor - Credits" on Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-08-23.