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| Released | May 14, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | June 16, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) | |||
| Genre | Merengue · bachata | |||
| Length | 54:19 | |||
| Label | Capitol Latin | |||
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A Son de Guerra Tour, stylized Asondeguerra Tour, is a live album from Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra. It was recorded during the A Son de Guerra World Tour at Santo Domingo in front of 42,000 audience. [1] [2] [3]
Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album a positive review and wrote "This is a stellar live offering, impeccably performed and recorded" [4]
A Son de Guerra Tour debuted and peaked at number 80 on the Billboard 200. [5] It also peaked and debuted at number one in the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts. [6] [7] A Son de Guerra Tour won the Contemporary Tropical Album in 2013. [8]
All tracks are written by Juan Luis Guerra.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apaga y Vamonos" | 3:29 |
| 2. | "La Bilirrubina" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "La Travesia" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "La Llave de mi Corazon" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Mi Bendicion" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "La Calle" (featuring Juanes) | 4:22 |
| 7. | "El Niagara en Bicicleta" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Visa para un sueño" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Frio, Frio" (featuring Romeo Santos) | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Las Avispas" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Bachata en Fukuoka" | 3:37 |
| 12. | "La Guagua" | 3:44 |
| 13. | "En el Cielo No Hay Hospital)" | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Ojala Que Llueva Cafe" | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 54:19 | |
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Colombia (ASINCOL) [16] | Gold | |
| Ecuador (IFPE) [16] | Gold | |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) [17] | Gold | 30,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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