Libra (Julio Iglesias album)

Libra
Studio album by Julio Iglesias
Released	1985
Genre	Pop Latin
Length	37:22
Language	Spanish English Portuguese
Label	CBS Discos
Producer	Ramon Arcusa
Julio Iglesias chronology
1100 Bel Air Place (1984) Libra (1985) Un hombre solo (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Libra (Pound) is a Julio Iglesias album released in 1985. The album was his first to reach number-one on the Latin Pop Album charts. Around this time, Iglesias returned to his roots, singing in his native Spanish again, although it had one English-language track, his version of Cole Porter's legendary classic "I've Got You Under My Skin". It was released as a single, and became a minor hit around Europe.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ni Te Tengo, Ni Te Olvido"	(Luis Gardey)	4:02
2.	"Tú y Yo"	(Danny Daniel, Julio Iglesias)	3:43
3.	"I've Got You Under My Skin"	Cole Porter	4:02
4.	"Diré"	(Daniel)	3:46
5.	"Abril en Portugal (Coimbra)"	(Raul Ferrao, Jose Galhardo, Iglesias)	3:08
6.	"Felicidades"	(Ray Girado)	3:44
7.	"Esta Cobardía"	(Paco Cepero, F.M. Moncada)	3:11
8.	"Coração Apaixonado"	(Fernando Adour, Ricardo Magno)	5:02
9.	"Ni Tu Gato Gris, Ni Tu Perro Fiel"	(Daniel, Rafael Ferro)	3:08
10.	"Todo y Nada"	(Iglesias, Ferro, Adour, Ramón Arcusa)	3:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Libra Chart (1985) Peak position Argentine Albums (CAPIF) [2] 4 Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3] 23 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 22 European Albums ( Music & Media ) [5] 23 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 26 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7] 31 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 15 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [9] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 24 UK Albums (OCC) [11] 61 US Billboard 200 [12] 92 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [13] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Libra Chart (1985) Position Brazilian Albums (Nopem) [14] 40 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [9] 10 Chart (1986) Position Brazilian Albums (Nopem) [14] 7 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [15] 2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [16]	3× Platinum	180,000^
Australia (ARIA) [16]	Gold	35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [17]	5× Platinum	1,250,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [16]	Gold	50,000^
Chile [16]	Platinum
Colombia [16]	Gold
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [16]	Gold	50,000^
Japan	—	16,950 [7]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [16]	Platinum	250,000^
Portugal (AFP) [18]	Platinum	60,000 [18]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [16]	3× Platinum	300,000^
Sweden (GLF) [16]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [19]	6× Platinum (Latin)	600,000^
Summaries
Worldwide	—	3,000,000 [20]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of best-selling Latin albums
• List of Billboard Latin Pop Albums number ones from the 1980s

References

1. Libra at AllMusic
2. "International Bestsellers - Argentina" (PDF). Cash Box . April 26, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 5 October 2022– via World Radio History.
3. Kent 1993, p. 148.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Julio Iglesias – Libra" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
5. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 1, no. 30. 7 October 1985. p. 20. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
6. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
7. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Julio Iglesias – Libra" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
9. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Julio Iglesias – Libra". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
12. "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
13. "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
14. Vicente, Eduardo. "Listagens Nopem 1965-1999". Academia.edu . Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
15. "Top Pop Latin Albums" (PDF). Billboard. 27 December 1986. p. Y-42. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
16. "Julio's Gold And Platinum Success". Billboard . 27 May 2000. p. 110. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
17. Julio Iglesias 30th Anniversary. Billboard magazine. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
18. "Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music and Media. 27 December 1986. p. 34. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
19. "American album certifications – Iglesias, Julio – Libra". Recording Industry Association of America.
20. "Latinos a la alza" . El Norte (in Spanish). 17 September 2000. Retrieved 8 May 2022– via ProQuest.

Bibliography

• Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.