Mi Encuentro

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Mi Encuentro
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 8, 1997
Recorded New York
Genre Latin
Label WEA-Latina / ARDC Music Division
Producer Sergio George
Yolandita Monge chronology
Yolandita
(1995)
Mi Encuentro
(1997)
Siento
(1999)

Mi Encuentro is the twenty-second studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge, released in 1997 and her last production for WEA-Latina. The album marked another radical change of sound for the singer, which included bomba and plena arrangements. The album contains two songs from Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Glenn Monroig, "Yo Solamente", and "Vete Ya".

Contents

Monge recorded the previous hits "Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos" (from Floreciendo! ) and "Ahora, Ahora" (from Laberinto de Amor ) with these new arrangements. In the liner notes Monge express that it was her longtime desire to record songs with the sounds of her native land. The album earned Gold record status in Puerto Rico.

Track listing

TrackTitleComposer(s)Length
01"Susususubir"Guadalupe García, Sergio George 04:22
02"Yo Solamente" Glenn Monroig 04:33
03"Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos"Eduardo Franco04:41
04"Sólo Recuerdos"Ramón Rodríguez05:03
05"Tal Para Cual" Donato Poveda 04:56
06"Bomba Medley" Featuring DLG ("Maquinolandera"/"Yo Soy Del Campo"/"Alegría Bomba Eh!"/"Bomba Carai Bomba")"Michael Okrum, P. Salazar, Miguel Flores, Manuel Gross, David Madden05:08
07"Devuélveme El Amor"Guadalupe García, Sergio George 04:49
08"Ahora, Ahora" Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti, María R. Ovelar, Yolandita Monge 04:46
09"Contraste"Angel Serrano04:40
10"Vete Ya" Glenn Monroig 05:21

2017 iTunes version

TrackTitleComposer(s)Length
1"Susususubir"Guadalupe García, Sergio George 4:21
2"Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos"Eduardo Franco4:40
3"Devuélveme El Amor"Guadalupe García, Sergio George 4:48
4"Vete Ya" Glenn Monroig 5:20
5"Yo Solamente" Glenn Monroig 4:32
6"Sólo Recuerdos"Ramón Rodríguez5:02
7"Tal Para Cual" Donato Poveda 4:55
8"Ahora, Ahora"Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti, María R. Ovelar, Yolandita Monge 4:45
9"Contraste"Angel Serrano4:39
10"Bomba Medley" featuring DLG ("Maquinolandera"/"Yo Soy Del Campo"/"Alegría Bomba Eh!"/"Bomba Carai Bomba")"Michael Okrum, P. Salazar, Miguel Flores, Manuel Gross, David Madden5:07

Credits and personnel

Notes

Charts

Album

Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [2] 38
US Tropical Albums (Billboard) [3] 6
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [4] 11

Singles

YearSongChartPeak
1997"Susususubir"US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 25
US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 9
US Tropical Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 5
"Yo Solamente"US Tropical Airplay (Billboard) [7] 18

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