Julio (album)

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Julio
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Greatest hits album by
Released1983
Recorded1981–1983
Genre Latin pop
LanguageSpanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, German
Label CBS (Columbia)
Julio Iglesias chronology
Momentos
(1982)
Julio
(1983)
1100 Bel Air Place
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Julio is a best-of compilation album by Julio Iglesias. It was released in 1983 on CBS. The album covers the period from 1981 to 1983. [1] According to the Guinness World Records , Julio is the first foreign language album to sell more than two million in the United States. [2]

Contents

It contains songs in multiple languages. [3]

Reception

In the United States Julio peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 chart for the week of May 21, 1983. [4] On August 17, 1984, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies in the country. [5]

Track listing

Julio — International edition [6]
No.TitleLanguageLength
1."Non Si Vive Cosi" ("Can't Live Like This")Italian4:45
2."Amor"Spanish/English3:20
3."Abraçame" ("Wrap Your Arms Around Me")Portuguese3:35
4."Ou Est Passée Ma Boheme?" ("Carefree Days")French3:53
5."Volver A Empezar" ("Begin The Beguine")Spanish4:43
6."Hey"English3:50
7."Nostalgie" ("Nostalgia")French3:55
8."La Paloma" ("The Dove")Spanish4:54
9."Wo Bist Du" ("Where Are You")German3:27
10."De Niña A Mujer" ("Childhood To Womanhood")Spanish3:18
Total length:39:11
Julio — Brazilian edition [7]
No.TitleLanguageLength
1."Essa Mulher"Portuguese4:07
2."Querer y Perder"Spanish3:20
3."Espera"Portuguese4:12
4."Coimbra"Portuguese2:37
5."Forever And Ever (And Ever)"English2:34
6."Somos"Portuguese3:43
7."To All The Girls I've Loved Before"English3:30
8."Pelo Amor De Uma Mulher"Portuguese3:02
9."Si, Madame"Spanish3:02
10."Amantes"Portuguese3:15
Total length:33:22

Charts

Chart (1983–1984)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8] 32
UK Official Charts Company [9] 5
US Billboard 200 [4] 32
US Billboard Country Albums41
Chart (1994)Peak
position
US Billboard Latin Pop [10] 4
US Billboard Top Latin Albums [11] 6

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Gold35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [13] 2× Platinum500,000 [14]
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [16] Platinum300,000*
Japan38,980 [8]
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [18] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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