La Historia (Kumbia Kings album)

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La Historia
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2003
Recorded1998–2003
Genre Cumbia, Latin pop
Length54:49
Label EMI Latin
Producer A.B. Quintanilla III
Cruz Martínez
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Presents Kumbia Kings
(2003)
La Historia
(2003)
Los Remixes 2.0
(2004)
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La Historia (English: The History) is the second compilation album and sixth album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the second compilation album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on October 21, 2003, by EMI Latin. This album became their third number one album on the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

This track listing from Billboard.com [2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Cristina Saralegui) 1:02
2."Fuiste Mala" (featuring Ricky Muñoz of Intocable) A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Ricky Vela 3:20
3."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Luigi Giraldo3:41
4."Azúcar" (featuring Fito Olivares)Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Edward Palmieri3:30
5."Shhh! (Borrashhho Mix)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:23
6."Dime Por Qué"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela3:51
7."Te Quiero a Ti"Quintanilla III, Vela3:16
8."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:16
9."Dime Quién"Quintanilla III, Vela3:24
10."Me Enamoré"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo3:23
11."La Cucaracha"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Jason Cano, Nick "DJ Franz" Washington3:27
12."Se Fue Mi Amor"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Pete Astudillo 3:06
13."U Don't Love Me (Booty Mix)"Sean Dunson, Johnnie Mae Dunson4:35
14."Me Estoy Muriendo"Quintanilla III, Vela, Giraldo3:57
15."Reggae Kumbia (Kranium Mix)"Quintanilla III, Vico C 4:14
16."Outro" 1:24

Chart performance

Chart (2003) [3] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 109
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] 2× Platinum (Latin)200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "La Historia". Billboard.com. Billboard.com. 2003-10-21. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  3. "La Historia - Chart Performance (2003)". Billboard.com. Allmusic.com. 2001-11-08. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  4. "American album certifications – A.B. y Los Kumbia Kings Quintanilla III – La Historia". Recording Industry Association of America.