El Amor de Mi Tierra

El Amor de Mi Tierra
Studio album by Carlos Vives
Released	October 19, 1999
Genre	Vallenato, Porro, Cumbia, Pop latino
Length	45:16
Label	Sonolux (Colombia) EMI/Virgin Records (worldwide)
Producer	Emilio Estefan, Jr. Juan Vicente Zambrano Andrés Castro
Carlos Vives chronology
Tengo Fe (1997) El Amor de Mi Tierra (1999) Déjame Entrar (2001)

El Amor de Mi Tierra is the ninth album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives released on October 19, 1999.

Track listing

1. "El Amor de Mi Tierra" (M. Madera) – 3:24
2. "Fruta Fresca" (M. Madera) – 3:53
3. "19 de Noviembre" (C. Vives, E. Estefan, A. Chirino) – 4:37
4. "Tu Amor Eterno" (C. Vives, M. Madera) – 4:03
5. "La Mona" (C. Vives, A. Castro) – 4:06
6. "Volver Al Valle" (C. Vives, E. Cuadrado) – 4:15
7. "Cante" (C. Vives, E. Escaf) – 3:43
8. "La Cartera" (C. Vives, A. Castro) – 3:19
9. "Pitán-Pitán" (C. Vives, A. Castro) – 4:53
10. "La Receta" (C. Vives, J. Zambrano) – 4:39
11. "La Piragua" ( José Barros ) – 4:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999-2000)	Peak position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [1]	2
US Tropical Albums (Billboard) [2]	2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [3]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Spain (AFYVE) [4]	24

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Colombia [5]	2× Platinum
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [6]	3× Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA) [7]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Assistant Engineer - Alex Caballero
• Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Alfred Figueroa
• Caja - Alfredo Rosado
• Composer, Producer - Andres Castro
• Composer - Angie Chirino
• Percussion - Archie Pena
• Engineer - Carlos Nieto
• Engineer - Carlos Santos
• Composer, Primary Artist, Producer - Carlos Vives
• Engineer, Mixing - Cesar Sogbe
• Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins
• Assistant Engineer - Ed Williams
• Guacharaca - Eder Polo
• Accordion, Composer - Egidio Cuadrado
• Composer - Einar Escaf
• Composer, Producer - Emilio Estefan, Jr.
• Assistant Engineer - Gustavo Bonnet
• Engineer, Mixing - Javier Garza
• Composer - Jose Barros
• Arranger, Composer, Producer, Programming - Juan Vincente Zambrano
• Guitar - Luis Angel
• Engineer - Marcelo Anez
• Composer - Martin Madera
• Gaita, Maracas - Mayte Montero
• Assistant Engineer - Paul Speck
• Assistant Engineer - Richard Serotta
• Assistant Engineer - Roger Gonzalez
• Engineer - Ron Taylor
• Engineer - Scott Canto
• Engineer, Mixing - Sebastian Krys
• Congas - Shango Dely
• Assistant Engineer - Tony Mardini

References

1. "Carlos Vives Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
2. "Carlos Vives Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
3. "Carlos Vives Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
4. "AFYVE EN 2000". Anuariossgae: 44. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
5. "Carlos Vives relanza su discografía". El Espectador (in Spanish). 23 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
6. "CARLOS VIVES BARRE EN ESPAÑA" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. September 5, 2000. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
7. "American album certifications – Carlos Vives – El Amor de Mi Tierra". Recording Industry Association of America.