Fuego (Kumbia Kings album)

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Fuego
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2004
Recorded2004
Genre Cumbia
Length52:07
Label EMI Latin
Producer A.B. Quintanilla III
Cruz Martínez
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Los Remixes 2.0
(2004)
Fuego
(2004)
Duetos
(2005)
Singles from Fuego
  1. "Fuego"
    Released: September 17, 2004
  2. "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"
    Released: April 6, 2005
  3. "Parte de Mi Corazón"
    Released: June 4, 2005
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Fuego (English: Fire) is the fourth studio album and eighth album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the fourth studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on October 5, 2004, by EMI Latin. The premium edition was released on December 6, 2005. It has all the songs from the standard edition plus "Sabes a Chocolate", "Baila Esta Kumbia", a live version of "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)" and a DVD that includes five music videos.

Contents

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:25
2."Viento" A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Chris Pérez, Luigi Giraldo3:51
3."Parte de Mi Corazón" (Kumbia Version) (featuring Noel Schajris) Noel Schajris, Claudia Brant 3:52
4."Fuego"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall3:39
5."Aye Amor"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo3:40
6."Perdóname"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Robert "BoBBo" Gómez III, Giraldo3:58
7."Pass the Dutchie"George Bennett Headley, Benjamin Brown Huford, Anthony Ferguson Lloyd, Robert Bernard Lyn, Roy Jackie Mitto Donat, Leroy Anthony Sibblis, Fitzroy Ogilvie-Simpson3:18
8."Quién" (featuring Belinda)Giraldo, Gabriel Flores3:19
9."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo3:25
10."If You Leave"Sean Dunson, John Dunson3:36
11."Ella Sabe" Donald Fagen, Walter Becker 4:14
12."Parte de Mi Corazón" (Ballad Version) (featuring Noel Schajris)Schajris, Brant3:54
13."Bla Bla Bla"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Freddie Martínez4:02
14."Outro/Agradecimientos" 6:54
Premium edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:25
2."Viento"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Pérez, Giraldo3:51
3."Parte de Mi Corazón" (Kumbia Version) (featuring Noel Schajris)Schajris, Brant3:52
4."Fuego"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo, Bloodrock, Evans, Fowler, Pettiford, Wigfall3:39
5."Ay Amor"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo3:40
6."Perdóname"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Gómez III, Giraldo3:58
7."Pass the Dutchie"Headley, Huford, Lloyd, Lyn, Mitto Donat, Sibblis, Ogilvie-Simpson3:18
8."Quién" (featuring Belinda)Giraldo, Flores3:19
9."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo3:25
10."If You Leave"S. Dunson, J. Dunson3:36
11."Ella Sabe"Fagen, Becker4:14
12."Parte de Mi Corazón" (Ballad Version) (featuring Noel Schajris)Schajris, Brant3:54
13."Bla Bla Bla"Quintanilla III, Cruz, Freddie4:02
14."Sabes a Chocolate"Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández3:45
15."Baila Esta Kumbia" (featuring Selena)Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 4:22
16."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)" (Live)Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo4:06
17."Outro/Agradecimientos" 6:55
Total length:1:04:21

DVD

Fuego: Premium Edition
Video by
ReleasedDecember 6, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Genre Cumbia
Length19:29
Label EMI Latin
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Duetos
(2005)
Fuego: Premium Edition
(2005)
Kumbia Kings Live
(2006)
Fuego: Premium Edition DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fuego" A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall3:28
2."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo3:39
3."Baila Esta Kumbia" (featuring Selena)Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 4:31
4."Sabes a Chocolate"Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández3:57
5."Parte de Mi Corazón" (Kumbia Version) (featuring Noel Schajris of Sin Bandera) Noel Schajris, Claudia Brant 3:54
Total length:19:29

Personnel

Kumbia Kings
Additional musicians and personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 89
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [3] 2
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [4] 2

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [5] 2× Platinum200,000^
United States (RIAA) [6] 4× Platinum (Latin)400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Fuego at AllMusic
  2. "Kumbia Kings Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. "Kumbia Kings Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  4. "Kumbia Kings Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Type A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Fuego in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  6. "American album certifications – A.B. y Los Kumbia Kings Quintanilla III – Fuego". Recording Industry Association of America.