Kumbia Kings Live

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Kumbia Kings Live
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Live album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
RecordedApril 30, 2005
Venue Arena Monterrey
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Genre Cumbia
Length1:10:17
Label EMI Latin
Producer A.B. Quintanilla III
Cruz Martínez
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Duetos
(2005)
Kumbia Kings Live
(2006)
Greatest Hits
(2007)
Singles from Kumbia Kings Live
  1. "Pachuco"
    Released: March 1, 2006
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Kumbia Kings Live is a live album and tenth album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the first live album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on April 4, 2006, by EMI Latin. The concert took place on April 30, 2005 at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. [2] The song "Pachuco" is a studio recording that was released as a single to promote the album.

Contents

The concert was released on video in DVD format in conjunction with the album.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro - Time to Shine" 0:50
2."Baila Esta Kumbia" A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 3:51
3."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo3:23
4."Te Quiero a Ti"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela 4:15
5."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Giraldo6:08
6."Insomnio"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Chris Pérez 5:41
7."No Tengo Dinero" Juan Gabriel 5:31
8."Sabes a Chocolate"Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández3:41
9."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:05
10."Mi Gente"Quintanilla III, Asdru Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Poree, Giraldo, Nir Seroussi 5:34
11."Fuiste Mala"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Vela4:07
12."Azúcar"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Edward Palmieri6:44
13."Reggae Kumbia"Quintanilla III, Vico C 3:30
14."Fuego"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall3:55
15."Shhh!"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo5:18
16."Pachuco"Lobito, Sax, Aldo, Pacho, Roco, Tiki3:45
Total length:1:10:17
Notes

DVD

Kumbia Kings Live
Kumbia Kings Live DVD.jpg
Video by
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
RecordedApril 30, 2005
Venue Arena Monterrey
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Genre Cumbia
Length1:34:57 (Side A)
1:12:18 (Side B)
Label EMI Latin
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Fuego: Premium Edition
(2005)
Kumbia Kings Live
(2006)
Greatest Hits
(2007)

Track listing

DVD Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" (Spoken Message by A.B. Quintanilla) 2:25
2."Intro" ("Baila Esta Kumbia" Video Opening) 1:10
3."Baila Esta Kumbia" A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 3:10
4."Army Chant/Nino's Hair" (Interview) 3:19
5."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo3:23
6."Te Quiero a Ti"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela 4:06
7."Desde Que No Estás Aquí" (Intro)Quintanilla III, Giraldo1:05
8."Pangie and Pollo" (Interview) 1:39
9."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Giraldo4:57
10."The Power of Kings" (Interview) 1:42
11."Insomnio"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Chris Pérez 5:39
12."Mr. Green Eyes" (Interview) 3:04
13."No Tengo Dinero" Juan Gabriel 5:31
14."You Thought You Knew P-Dub" (Interview) 6:27
15."Sabes a Chocolate"Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández3:40
16."I'm Tired of This Song" (Interview) 2:40
17."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:04
18."My Favorite Song" (Interview) 1:06
19."Mi Gente"Quintanilla III, Asdru Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Poree, Giraldo, Nir Seroussi 3:42
20."Tattoos" (Interview) 7:10
21."Fuiste Mala"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Vela4:08
22."Azúcar"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Edward Palmieri4:07
23."Unsung Heroes" (Interview) 1:17
24."Reggae Kumbia" (includes the "Dance Off")Quintanilla III, Vico C 5:17
25."Nando Can Cook" (Interview) 1:11
26."Fuego"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall3:53
27."Shhh!"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo5:15
Total length:1:34:57
DVD Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" ("Baila Esta Kumbia" Video Opening) 1:12
2."Baila Esta Kumbia" A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 3:12
3."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo3:25
4."Te Quiero a Ti"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela 4:07
5."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Giraldo6:04
6."Insomnio"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Chris Pérez 5:41
7."No Tengo Dinero" Juan Gabriel 5:30
8."Sabes a Chocolate"Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández3:42
9."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:05
10."Band Members" (A.B. Quintanilla thanks the crowd and introduces each member of Kumbia Kings) 7:15
11."Mi Gente"Quintanilla III, Asdru Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Poree, Giraldo, Nir Seroussi 4:31
12."Fuiste Mala"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Vela4:11
13."Azúcar"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Edward Palmieri4:14
14."Dance Off" (Kumbia Kings members have a dance off) 2:50
15."Reggae Kumbia"Quintanilla III, Vico C 3:10
16."Fuego"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall3:54
17."Shhh!"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo5:15
Total length:1:12:18

Personnel

Kumbia Kings
Crew members
DVD recording and production
Audio recording
A&R direction
Concert production

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [5] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [6] Platinum (Latin)100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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