Atrevido y diferente

Atrevido y Diferente
Studio album by Eddie Santiago
Released	October 21, 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	V.U. Recording Studios (Santurce, Puerto Rico)
Genre	Salsa
Length	36:08
Language	Spanish
Label	TH-Rodven
Producer	Frank Torres · Tony Moreno (Exec.)
Eddie Santiago chronology
Atrevido y Diferente (1986) Sigo Atrevido (1987)

Atrevido y Diferente (English: Daring and Different) is the debut solo studio album recorded by Puerto Rican-American salsa singer-songwriter Eddie Santiago. The album witch released by TH-Rodven in late 1986 (see 1986 in music), it was cited as one of the turning points of the salsa genre into salsa romantica.

Singles

Two singles were released from the album that charted on the Hot Latin Tracks.

• Nadie Mejor Que Tu (Nobody Better Than You) was the lead single released from the album and charted #16 on Hot Latin Tracks. ^[1]
• Qué Locura de Enamorarme de Ti (What Madness to Fall in love with you) was the second and final single released from the album and charted #13 on the Hot Latin Tracks. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tú Me Quemas"	Luis Ángel Márquez	5:01
2.	"Volcán de Amor"	Santiago Delgado	4:24
3.	"Nadie Mejor Que Tú"	Luis Ángel Márquez	3:51
4.	"De Profesión... Tu Amante"	Marquito Héctor Sotelo	4:30
5.	"Qué Locura Enamorarme de Ti"	Alejandro Vezzani	5:09
6.	"Secretos"	Eddie Santiago	4:19
7.	"Quiero Amarte en la Yerba"	Luis Ferri Lauren Julio Santiago	5:09
8.	"Se Acabó"	Eddie Santiago	4:02
Total length:			36:08

Personnel

• Composer - Alejandro Vezzani
• Bongos - Carlos Martin Rodriguez
• Banjo - Carlos Rondan
• Timbales - Chago Martínez
• Piano - César Concepción
• Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals - Eddie Santiago
• Percussion - Hecor Perez
• Composer - Héctor Sotelo
• Congas - Jimmy Morales
• Composer - Julio Santiago
• Composer - Luis Angel
• Composer - Marquito
• Composer - Santiago Delgado

Chart position

The album peaked #1 on the tropical album charts and remained #1 for 10 consecutive weeks.

^[1]

Year	Chart	Album	Peak
1987	U.S. Billboard Tropical/Salsa Albums	Atrevido y Diferente	1

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

John Storm Roberts of Allmusic declared Atrevido y Diferente to be "the biggest name in the newish salsa-romantica vein" and pointed out the rise of salsa romantica.

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1980s

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r101306