Amor y Alegría

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Amor Y Alegría
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Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedApril 1988
Studio
Genre Salsa
Label Discos CBS International
Producer Luis Enrique · Camilo Valencia · Carlos "Cuco" Soto · Ángel Carrasco
(Executive producer)
Luis Enrique chronology
Amor de Medianoche
(1987)
Amor Y Alegría
(1988)
Mi Mundo
(1989)
Singles from Amor Y Alegría
  1. "Comprendelo"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Desesperado"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Tu No Le Amas, Le Temes"
    Released: 1988
  4. "Volverte a Ver"
    Released: 1989
  5. "Tu Cuerpo"
    Released: 1989
  6. "Que Sera De Ti"
    Released: 1989

Amor y Alegria (English: Love and Joy) is the second studio album recorded by Nicaraguan salsa singer-songwriter Luis Enrique. The album was released by CBS Discos in 1988 (see 1988 in music). The album earned him international recognition as the album was produced during the salsa romantica era of the 1980s. [1] Some of the songs are cuts from the previous album, Amor de Medianoche (1987).

Contents

Singles

The album produced six singles that charted on the Hot Latin Tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Desesperado" (Glenn Monroig, K.C. Porter, Mark Spiro) – 3:50
  2. "Tú No le Amas, le Temes" (Jorge Luís Piloto) – 4:27
  3. "Compréndelo" (Luis Enrique Mejía) – 5:20
  4. "Amor y Alegría" (Jorge Luis Piloto) – 4:46
  5. "Tu Cuerpo" (Erasmo Carlos, Roberto Carlos, Buddy McCluskey) – 4:21
  6. "Volverte a Ver" (Ray Girado, Amado Jaen) – 5:03
  7. "Que Será de Ti" (Luis Enrique Mejía) – 4:38
  8. "Tal Vez Un Día Amor" (Luis Enrique Mejía) – 4:40

Credits and personnel

Músicos

Sesión de Puerto Rico:

Grabado en: OCHOA RECORDING STUDIOS, P.R., Abril 1988

Sesión de Miami:

Grabado en: QUADRADIAL RECORDING STUDIOS

Chart position

[2]

YearChartAlbumPeak
1989Billboard Tropical/SalsaAmor y Alegria1

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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José A. Estévez, Jr of Allmusic gave the album a positive review calling it "romantic salsa at its best". Amor y Alegría was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Album of the Year in 1989.

See also

References

  1. "Amor Y Alegria – Luis Enrique | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Amor Y Alegria – Luis Enrique | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. "Luis Enrique | Discography". AllMusic. September 28, 1962. Retrieved July 2, 2015.