Shhh! (Kumbia Kings album)

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Shhh!
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Studio album by
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Genre Cumbia, Latin pop, R&B
Length1:07:46
Label EMI Latin
Producer A.B. Quintanilla
Cruz Martínez
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Amor, Familia y Respeto
(1999)		Shhh!
(2001)		 All Mixed Up: Los Remixes
(2002)
Singles from Shhh!
  1. "Boom Boom"
    Released: January 16, 2001
  2. "Shhh!"
    Released: April 13, 2001
  3. "Desde Que No Estás Aquí"
    Released: August 25, 2001
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Shhh! is the second studio album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the second studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on February 27, 2001 by EMI Latin. This album became their first number one album on the United States Billboard Top Latin Albums chart for six non-consecutive weeks in 2001.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Primer Acto" 1:04
2."Shhh!" A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo3:50
3."Me Enamoré"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo3:21
4."Segundo Acto" 1:41
5."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:14
6."Tercer Acto" 0:43
7."Te Dí"Martínez, Francisco Bautista, Jaime Gálvaz4:24
8."Cuarto Acto" 0:19
9."Me Estoy Muriendo"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela, Giraldo3:56
10."Dime Porqué"Quintanilla III, Vela3:49
11."Acto Final" 1:00
12."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Giraldo3:39
13."Say It (A Million Times)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Bautista4:08
14."In da Zone"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Bautista, Jason Cano 4:00
15."Think'n About You"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Bautista4:02
16."I Need Your Love"Quintanilla III, Bautista, Cano, Andrew Maes3:35
17."Why Did You"Quintanilla III, Bautista4:12
18."I Never Knew"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Bautista3:49
19."Boom Boom (Menudo Mix)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:36
20."Desde Que No Estás Aquí (Butta Remix)"Quintanilla III, Giraldo3:50
21."Te Dí (Southern Fried Mix)"Martínez, Bautista, Gálvaz3:36

Personnel

This information from Allmusic. [2]

Kumbia Kings
Additional musicians and production

Chart performance

Chart (2001) [3] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 92
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [4] Gold75,000^
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve. Shhh! at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Shhh! - Credits". Allmusic.com. 2001-02-27. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Shhh! - Chart Performance (2001)". Billboard.com. Allmusic.com. 2001-02-27. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Type A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Shhh in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  5. ↑ "American album certifications – A.B. y Los Kumbia Kings Quintanilla III – Shhh!". Recording Industry Association of America.
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