Sobre el Fuego | ||||
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Released | September 9, 1997 | |||
Genre | Latin, salsa | |||
Label | RMM | |||
Producer | Ralph Mercado (exec.), Isidro Infante (musical) | |||
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Singles from Sobre el Fuego | ||||
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Sobre el Fuego is India's second solo album. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Tropical Latin Performance and a Lo Nuestro Award nomination for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year. [2]
Chart (1997) [3] | Peak position |
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US Billboard Tropical/Salsa | 1 |
US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 4 |
US Billboard Heatseekers | 33 |
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