De Bohemia

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De Bohemia
De Bohemia - Charlie Zaa.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2011
Genre Pop Latino, Bolero
Label Seyer
Charlie Zaa chronology
Bachata con Puro Sentimiento
(2005)
De Bohemia
(2011)
Mi Mejor Regalo
(2015)

De Bohemia is the title of a studio album released by Colombian performer Charlie Zaa. This album is a tribute to Cuban performer Orlando Contreras, and was recorded by Zaa after his temporary retirement from the music business, where he was admitted to a clinic to treat problems with panic attacks and depression. Zaa recorded the album after being convinced by his wife to do so. [1] [2]

Contents

The album debuted at number 38 in the Billboard Latin Albums chart the week of October 8, 2011. [3] [4] Five weeks later the album jumped from twenty to number-one, becoming Zaa's second chart topper, following his debut album in 1997. [5] [6] De Bohemia also replaced Prince Royce's self-titled debut album at the top of the Tropical Albums chart. [5]

Track listing

This track listing adapted from Allmusic. [7]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."En Un Beso a la Vida"Carlos Di Sarli, Héctor Marco2:40
2."Amigo De Qué"Arty Valdés2:52
3."Por Borracha"Pablo Cairo2:38
4."Mosaico: Mi Corazonada/Dónde Tú Irás"Rafael Hernández, José Fernández4:40
5."Amarga Decepción"Dagoberto Calzado2:32
6."Dolor de Hombre"Valdés2:52
7."Por Un Puñado de Oro"Carlos Gómez3:13
8."Mosáico: Sin Egoísmo/Egoísmo"García Escobar, Moisés Zovain5:04
9."Sabor de Engaño"Mario Alvarez2:41
10."Un Corazón de Madera"R. Ramos2:51

Personnel

Source: [7]

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 158
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [9] 1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard) [10] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 35

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold (Latin)30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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