| Con Mis Propias Manos | ||||
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| Released | May 25, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Banda | |||
| Label | Univisión | |||
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Con Mis Propias Manos (Eng.: With My Own Hands) is the title of a studio album released by regional Mexican artist Lupillo Rivera. This album became his second number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. It garnered Rivera a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Banda Album at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. [1]
The information from Billboard [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Que Tal Si Te Compro" | Cornelio Reyna | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Laguna de Pesares" | Tomás Méndez | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Con Mis Propias Manos" | Lamberto Olivo Alvarez | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Los Chismes" | Ramón Ortega Contreras | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Poco a Paco (Llegando a Tí)" | José Alfredo Jiménez | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Los Pajaros" | Fernando Espinoza | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Lo Que Sobran Son Mujeres" | Pedro Rivera | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Navegando Sin Tu Amor" | Jiménez | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Renunciación" | Herrera | 3:01 |
| 10. | "En Mi Viejo San Juan" | Noel Estrada | 2:57 |
| 11. | "Guantanamera" | José "Joseito" Fernández Díaz | 2:55 |
This information from Allmusic. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reportaje sobre su Accidente" | ||
| 2. | "Tú y Las Nubes" | Jiménez | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Veinte Mujeres" | Juan Villanueva | 3:44 |
| 4. | "El Rayo de Sinaloa" | Paulino Vargas | 2:53 |
| 5. | "El Moreño" | Luis Pérez Meza | 2:54 |
| Chart (2004) [4] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Regional/Mexican Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 106 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [5] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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