America (Julio Iglesias album)

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America
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Studio album by
Julio Iglesias
Released1976
Genre Latin pop
Label Alhambra
Julio Iglesias chronology
El amor
(1975)		America
(1976)		 Ein Weihnachtsabend Mit Julio Iglesias
(1976)

America is 1976 album by Julio Iglesias. [1] It was released on the Alhambra label. [2] In December 1976, it was No. 2 on the Billboard chart in New York. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caminito"Juan de Dios Filiberto; Gabino Coria Peñaloza3:30
2."Recuerdos de Ypacarai"Zulema de Mirkin; Demetrio Ortíz3:57
3."Historia de un Amor"Carlos Eleta Almarán3:18
4."Obsesion"Pedro Flores2:22
5."Sombras"Carlos Brito3:30
6."Mañana de carnival"Luiz Bonfá; Antônio Maria3:20
7."Jurame"María Grever4:07
8."Guantanamera"J. Fernández; H. Angulo; P. Seeger; José Martí3:50
9."Vaya Con Dios"Larry Russell; Buddy Pepper; Inez James3:04
10."Moliendo Café"Hugo Blanco (credited to José Manzo Perroni)3:38
11."Ay, ay, ay"Osmán Pérez Freire2:45
12."Alma Llanera"Pedro Elías Gutierrez2:38

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [10] Gold200,000 [10]
Japan—123,890 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Julio Iglesias discography". Julioiglesias.com. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Novas, Himilce (1 January 1995). The Hispanic 100: a ranking of the Latino men and women who have most influenced American thought and culture . Carol Pub. Group. p.  201. ISBN   978-0-8065-1651-6 . Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 December 1976. p. 57. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "International Bestsellers - Argentina" (PDF). Cash Box . December 25, 1976. p. 181. Retrieved 10 October 2022– via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard . 9 August 1980. p. 65. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Gli album più venduti del 1977". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
  8. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  9. ↑ "1977 year-end charts" (PDF). Billboard. 24 December 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Argentinian News" (PDF). Cash Box . December 18, 1976. p. 48. Retrieved 15 October 2022– via World Radio History.



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