Mis Boleros Favoritos

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Mis Boleros Favoritos
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Compilation album by
Released8 October 2002
Recorded1991–2002
Studio Record Plant
(Hollywood) [1]
Genre Bolero
Length47:47
Language Spanish
Label Warner Music Latina
Producer Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel chronology
Mis Romances
(2001)
Mis Boleros Favoritos
(2002)
33
(2003)
Luis Miguel video chronology
Vivo
(2000)
Mis Boleros Favoritos
(2002)
México en la Piel: Edicion Diamante
(2005)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Me Platiques Más" (from Romance , 1991)Vicente Garrido3:33
2."La Barca" (from Romance, 1991) Roberto Cantoral 3:29
3."La Gloria Eres Tú" (from Romances , 1997)José Antonio Méndez3:22
4."No Sé Tú" (from Romance, 1991) Armando Manzanero 3:49
5."Historia de un Amor" (from Segundo Romance , 1994)Carlos Almarán3:54
6."Somos Novios" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)Manzanero3:11
7."Solamente una Vez" (from Segundo Romance, 1994) Agustín Lara 3:01
8."El Día Que Me Quieras" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)4:01
9."El Reloj" (from Romances, 1997)Cantoral3:02
10."Por Debajo de la Mesa" (from Romances, 1997)Manzanero3:03
11."Encadenados" (from Romances, 1997)Carlos Arturo Briz3:59
12."Sabor a Mí" (from Romances, 1997) Álvaro Carrillo 3:05
13."Perfidia" (from Mis Romances , 2001) Alberto Domínguez 3:26
14."Hasta Que Vuelvas" (Previously unreleased)Mario Arturo Ramos3:32
DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)DirectorLength
1."No Sé Tú"ManzaneroPedro Torres 
2."Contigo en la Distancia" César Portillo de la Luz Torres 
3."Delirio"Portillo de la LuzCarlos Somonte 
4."La Media Vuelta" José Alfredo Jiménez Torres 
5."El Día Que Me Quieras"
  • Le Pera
  • Gardel
Kiko Guerrero 
6."Por Debajo de la Mesa"ManzaneroDaniela Federici 
7."Amor, Amor, Amor"Rebecca Blake 

Charts

Certifications

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RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [15] Platinum40,000^
Argentina (CAPIF) [15]
for the DVD
Platinum8,000^
Chile [23] Platinum20,000 [24]
Mexico
First-day sales
125,000 [25]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [13] 2× Platinum200,000^
United States (RIAA) [11] 2× Platinum (Latin)200,000^
Summaries
Worldwide1,000,000 [26]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Adapted from the Mis Boleros Favoritos liner notes: [1]

Hasta Que Vuelvas

See also

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