Son by Four (album)

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Son by Four
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2000 (2000-02-01)
Recorded1999
Studio
Genre
Length61:44
Label Sony Discos
Producer
Son by Four chronology
Prepárense
(1998)
Son by Four
(2000)
Purest of Pain
(2000)
Singles from Son by Four
  1. "A Puro Dolor"
    Released: November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)
  2. "Dónde Está Tu Amor"
    Released: May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)
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Son by Four is the second studio album recorded by Puerto Rican-American band Son by Four. It was released by Sony Music Latin on February 1, 2000. This album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album in the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 21, 2001, and also became their first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The first single, "A Puro Dolor", was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song in the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards on September 13, 2000. [2]

Contents

Track listing

The track listing from Billboard. [3]

  1. "A Puro Dolor" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:23
  2. "Pero Eres Tú" (Pedro Quiles) – 4:15
  3. "Sofia" (Omar Alfanno, Ángel López) – 4:20
  4. "Poca Mujer" (Jorge Montes) – 4:31
  5. "Qué Está Pasando" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:08
  6. "Mi Corazón Te Recuerda" – 5:06
  7. "Dónde Está Tu Amor" (Alejandro Jaén) – 4:38
  8. "Lo Qué Yo Más Quiero" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:55
  9. "Cómo Decírselo" (Jorge Montes) – 4:08
  10. "Lo Que Yo No Tengo" (Mickey Perfecto) – 5:03
  11. "Muévelo" (Ángel López) – 3:33
  12. "Lunática" (Sonny Hernández) – 5:06
  13. "A Puro Dolor" (Ballad version) (Omar Alfanno) – 3:33
  14. "Sofía" (Remix) (Omar Alfanno, Ángel López) – 4:38
  15. "Purest of Pain" (bonus track)

Chart performance

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Colombian Albums (ASINCOL) [4] 1
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) [5] 2
US Billboard 200 [6] 94
US Top Latin Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 1
US Tropical Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 1

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [9] Gold30,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [10] Gold85,000 [11]
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

Personnel

This information from Allmusic. [13]

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