Por Amor a Mi Pueblo

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Por Amor a Mi Pueblo
Por amor a mi pueblo cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 2, 1995
Genre Grupero
Length47:57
Label Fonovisa
Producer Homero Patron
Marco Antonio Solís and Los Bukis chronology
Inalcanzable
(1993)
Por Amor a Mi Pueblo
(1995)

Por Amor a Mi Pueblo (Eng.: "For Love of My Town") is the sixteenth and final studio album released by Los Bukis on May 2, 1995. [1] The album was certified gold in the United States by the RIAA. It was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 1996. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís except for Por Amor a Mi Pueblo

No.TitleLength
1."Tú Eres Mi Lugar"4:34
2."Equivocado"4:00
3."Una Mujer Como Tu"3:32
4."Bajo los Ojos de Dios"3:47
5."No Me Esperes Ya"3:51
6."Si Ya No Te Vuelvo a Ver"3:50
7."Será Mejor Que Te Vayas"5:01
8."Junto a la Mujer Que Amo"3:43
9."Por Amor a Mi Pueblo" (written by Manolo Marroquín)3:46
10."Corazón Limpio""3:01
11."Te Amo Mamá"4:47
12."Himno a la Humildad"4:27

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 8
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums [3] 3

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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