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Simplemente Mujer: is a 1984 album by Vikki Carr that won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Recording. The album produced a hit single in the song Ni Princesa, Ni Esclava. This was Carr's first recording with mariachi accompaniment. Label: Sony.
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José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval was a Mexican singer-songwriter, whose songs are regarded as the basis of modern regional Mexican music and rancheras. During his lifetime, he wrote over a thousand songs, which have been covered by various artists.
Florencia Vicenta de Casillas-Martínez Cardona, known by her stage name Vikki Carr, is an American vocalist. She has a singing career that spans more than five decades.
Rubén Fuentes was a Mexican classical violinist and composer who was best known for his contributions to mariachi music.
Cosas del Amor was a 1991 album by Vikki Carr that won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Recording. The album produced the hit single, "Cosas del Amor", written by Rudy Perez & Roberto Livi, which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts for more than two months. The album also reached No. 1, where it stayed for one month. In the United States, this is her most successful Spanish-language disc.
Brindo a La Vida, Al Bolero, A Ti is an album by the American musician Vikki Carr. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. It produced a hit single in the song '"Dejame". The album was released in 1992 via the Sony label.
Emociones is a 1996 album by American vocalist Vikki Carr. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance. The album, which was released on the Rodven Records/PolyGram labels, is a tribute to songwriters Manuel Alejandro and Roberto Carlos.
Recuerdo a Javier Solís is an album that was released in 1994 by Vikki Carr. It won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Recording. The album contains the hit song Amaneci en Tus Brazos. The album is a tribute to Javier Solís, a popular Mexican singer who died in 1966.
"No Other Love" is a show tune from the 1953 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Me and Juliet.
"And That Reminds Me", also known as "My Heart Reminds Me", is a popular song.
"It Must Be Him" is a popular song with music written by Gilbert Bécaud, originally with French lyrics by Maurice Vidalin and recorded by Bécaud as "Seul Sur Son Étoile". The English version recorded by Vikki Carr, with lyrics by Mack David, was a hit around the world, reaching No. 3 in the United States, No. 2 in the UK, and No. 1 in Australia. The singer describes anxiously waiting by her telephone, desperately hoping that her former boyfriend will call, although they had separated.
"Summer Samba" is a 1964 bossa nova and jazz standard song by Brazilian composer Marcos Valle, with English-language lyrics by Norman Gimbel; the original Portuguese lyrics are by Paulo Sérgio Valle, the composer's brother.
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria Estefan. Juanes was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. He now has 17 Latin Grammy awards which is more than any other recording artist. The show was watched by an average of 5.8 millions.
The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) is a 1972 album by pop vocalist Vikki Carr. The album was issued in the UK as "Song Sung Blue" with the same artwork (except for the album title) and "Big Hurt" replacing "The Hands of Time".
La Gran Señora is the tenth major label studio album by regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera, released on December 1, 2009, by Fonovisa Records. It has sold 112,000 copies in the United States as of November 2011. It was named the best-selling Regional Mexican Album of 2010 by Billboard.
"Let Me Be the One" is a song written in 1970 by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams. It was first recorded by Nanette Workman and released in 1970 as a single on Columbia Records. The Carpenters' version first appeared on their 1971 album Carpenters.
"Cosas del Amor" is a song by American recording artist Vikki Carr and Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel. It was released as the lead single from Carr's studio album Cosas del Amor (1991). Written by Roberto Livi and Rudy Pérez, the song portrays the relationship between two friends and confidences between both due to marital problems of one of them.
"Where Are You?" is a popular song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Harold Adamson. The song was written for the 1937 film Top of the Town and was originally performed by Gertrude Niesen. Niesen also made a commercial recording of the song for Brunswick Records and this was popular.
"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All" is a song written by Tony Macaulay and performed by The 5th Dimension with instrumental backing from L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew. The song appeared on the band's album Individually & Collectively, produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman. The song was a top 10 hit for the group in the U.S., and their sixth and final platinum record.
One Hell of a Woman is the 20th studio album by American singer Vikki Carr released in 1974 on the Columbia Records label. It reached #155 in the US Billboard 200 chart. Three singles were released from the album, “Sleeping Between Two People", "One Hell of a Woman" and "Wind Me Up", the latter reaching #45 in the US adult contemporary chart. In 2000, Collectables reissued two of Vikki Carr's early-'70s releases on one disc. Both "Ms. America" and "One Hell of a Woman".
"With Pen in Hand" is a song written by Bobby Goldsboro and first released on his March 1968 album, Honey. The song's lyrics address the subjects of divorce and losing custody of one's child, and are sung from the perspective of the parent who expects to be losing custody of their child, as they make a final plea to their spouse to reconcile before the divorce is finalized. "With Pen in Hand" has been a hit for multiple artists in the late 1960s and 1970s.