La Carretera

This article is about the Julio Iglesias album. For the Prince Royce song, see La Carretera (song).

La Carretera
Studio album by Julio Iglesias
Released	1995
Studio	Criteria (Miami)
Genre	Pop Latino
Length	38:20
Label	Columbia
Julio Iglesias chronology
Crazy (1994) La Carretera (1995) Tango (1996)

La Carretera (The Road) is a studio album by Julio Iglesias. It was released in 1995. It was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1996. ^[1] Portuguese edition named "A Estrada", and France edition named "Vers la frontiere", and Italian edition named "Su questa strada".

Track listing

1. "La Carretera" (Roberto Livi, Rafael Ferro)
2. "Cosas De La Vida" (Livi, Ferro)
3. "Baila Morena" (Livi, Ferro)
4. "Derroche" (Manuel Jimenez)
5. "El Ultimo Verano" (Iglesias, Livi, Ferro)
6. "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" (Donato, Estefano, Hal Batt)
7. "Sin Excusas Ni Rodeos" (Iglesias, Donato, Estefano)
8. "Mal De Amores" (Livi, Ferro)
9. "Rumbas [Medley]" (M. Monreal, G. Monreal, García de Val, P. de Lucía, Torregrosa, J.M. Cano, Murillo, Gutiérrez, Fandino, Arcusa, Iglesias)
10. "Vuela Alto" (Sandra Beigbeder, Marian Beigbeder, Beatriz Álvarez)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2] 38 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [3] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4] 19 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 8 European Albums ( Music & Media ) [6] 15 French Albums Chart (SNEP) [7] 13 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [8] 31 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9] 33 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [10] 7 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [11] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 32 UK Albums (OCC) [13] 6 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [14] 3 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [15] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 63 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 55 European Top 100 Albums ( Music & Media ) [6] 78 French Albums Chart (SNEP) [7] 58 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [18] 2 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [19] 14 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [19] 5 Chart (1996) Position Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [18] 50 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [20] 11 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [20] 11

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [21]	6× Platinum	360,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [21]	2× Gold	200,000*
Central America (CFC) [21]	Gold
Chile [21]	2× Platinum	80,000 [22]
Colombia [21]	Gold
France (SNEP) [23]	Gold	100,000*
Indonesia [21]	Gold
Mexico (AMPROFON) [21]	Gold	100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [24]	Gold	50,000^
Portugal (AFP) [21]	Gold	20,000^
Singapore (RIAS) [21]	Gold
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [11]	6× Platinum	600,000^
Thailand [21]	Gold
Taiwan (RIT) [21]	Gold
Venezuela [21]	Gold
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [25]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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24. "Dutch album certifications – Julio Iglesias – La Carretera" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.Enter La Carretera in the "Artiest of titel" box.
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