Azul (Cristian Castro album)

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Azul
Azulcristiancastro.jpg
Studio album by
Cristian Castro
ReleasedJune 5, 2001 (2001-06-05)
RecordedOctober 2000 – March 2001
Studio
  • Bernie's Studios
  • Moon Red Music Studios
  • MT Studios
  • Ocean VU
  • Outline Studios, Miami
  • The Hit Factory, New York
Genre
Length54:43
Label BMG U.S. Latin
Producer Kike Santander
Cristian Castro chronology
Remixes
(2000)		Azul
(2001)		 Grandes Hits
(2002)
Singles from Azul
  1. "Azul"
    Released: April 16, 2001 (2001-04-16)
  2. "Yo Quería"
    Released: August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13)
  3. "Con Ella"
  4. "Lloviendo Estrellas"
    Released: January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Azul (Blue) is the seventh studio album recorded by Mexican singer and songwriter Cristian Castro. It was released by BMG U.S. Latin on June 5, 2001 (see 2001 in music). It was produced again by Colombian songwriter and record producer Kike Santander working last album Cristian's Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor (1999). It was nominated Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on February 27, 2002. [2] The title track, "Azul", topped the Latin charts.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yo quería" Toto Cutugno 4:18
2."Nuestro amor" Kike Santander 3:51
3."Lloviendo estrellas"Alejandro Montalbán · Eduardo Reyes4:17
4."Sólo"Kike Santander · Gustavo Santander 4:44
5."Con ella"Omar Sánchez · Kike Santander4:55
6."Dos amantes" Kike Santander 4:58
7."Azul"Kike Santander · Gustavo Santander4:24
8."Gil amori/Los amores"Toto Cutugno4:37
9."Llorar por dentro"Arturo Castro4:27
10."Amantes de Ocasión"Adriana Muñóz4:45
11."Cupido" Juan Pablo Manzanero · Kike Santander4:28
12."Si pudiera" José Antonio Molina 5:04
Total length:54:43

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Spanish Albums Chart [3] 75
U.S. Billboard 200 [4] 193
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums [4] 3
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums [4] 7
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums [4] 14

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [5] Platinum40,000^
Chile [6] 2× Platinum40,000 [7]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [8] Platinum150,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [10] 2× Platinum (Latin)200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times . Tribune Publishing. January 5, 2002. p. 3. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Azul – Cristian". PROMUSICAE . Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p38123
  5. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Cristian – Azul". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  6. ↑ "Cristian Castro recibió doble Disco de Platino en Viña del Mar" (in Spanish). cooperativa.cl. February 19, 2002. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cristian Castro recibió doble Disco de Platino en Viña del Mar" (in Spanish). cooperativa.cl. February 19, 2002. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Type Cristian in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Azul in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  9. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos. Año a año. 1959–2002 (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Iberautor Promociones Culturales. p. 964. ISBN   9788480486392.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Cristian – Azul". Recording Industry Association of America.


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