4 (Kumbia Kings album)

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4
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)
Recorded2002–2003
Genre
Length56:18
Label EMI Latin
Producer
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
All Mixed Up: Los Remixes
(2002)
4
(2003)
Presents Kumbia Kings
(2003)
Singles from 4
  1. "No Tengo Dinero"
    Released: January 14, 2003
  2. "Insomnio"
    Released: April 3, 2003
  3. "Mi Gente"
    Released: July 6, 2003
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4 is the third studio album and fourth album overall by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the third studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on February 25, 2003, by EMI Latin. This album became their second number one album on the United States Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. "No Tengo Dinero" song by Juan Gabriel original version on Juan Gabriel's debut album El Alma Joven in 1971. The album received a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2003. [2]

Contents

Track listing

This track listing from Billboard.com [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Tengo Dinero" (featuring Juan Gabriel and El Gran Silencio) Juan Gabriel 4:55
2."Amores Como el Tuyo" A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo5:12
3."Insomnio"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Chris Pérez 3:29
4."Llévame al Cielo" (featuring Aleks Syntek)Quintanilla III, Martínez, Aleks Syntek 3:58
5."Baby"Quintanilla III, Jason Cano, Giraldo3:34
6."Rompecabezas" Rodney Alejandro, Claudia Brant, Nir Seroussi 3:38
7."Mi Gente" (featuring Ozomatli)Quintanilla III, Asdru Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Poree, Giraldo, Seroussi4:21
8."Contigo"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela, Jesse García, Humberto García3:12
9."Don't Wanna Try" Francisco J. Bautista, Jaime Gálvez4:07
10."Under My Skin" (featuring Organized Rhymes)Martínez, Bautista3:55
11."Please Don't Go Girl"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Maurice Starr, Nick Washington, Sammy García4:03
12."Count on Me"Bautista, Gálvez3:31
13."Amores Como el Tuyo (Cumbia Version)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo3:55
14."No Tengo Dinero (ATM Remix)" (featuring Limi-T 21)Gabriel4:28

Personnel

Adapted from Allmusic. [4]

Kumbia Kings
Additional musicians and production

Chart performance

Chart (2003) [5] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 86
US Billboard Top Latin Albums [6] 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] 2× Platinum (Latin)200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 4 at AllMusic
  2. "The nominees are ..." Los Angeles Times. July 23, 2003. p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  3. "4". Billboard . February 25, 2003. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  4. "4 – Credits". Allmusic.com. February 25, 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  5. 4 at AllMusic
  6. Cobo, Lelia (March 22, 2003). "Kings Ready for Radio's Crown". Billboard . p. 31. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  7. "American album certifications – A.B. y Los Kumbia Kings Quintanilla III – 4". Recording Industry Association of America.