Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World

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Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
Te Quiero Flex.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Pop Latino, Reggaeton
Length50:23
Label EMI
Producer Elian Davis, [1] Predikador
Flex chronology
Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
(2007)
La Evolución Romantic Style
(2009)
Singles from Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
  1. "Te Quiero"
    Released: September 28, 2007
  2. "Escápate"
    Released: November 2007
  3. "Sin Tu Amor"
    Released: January 2008
  4. "Te Quiero (Remix)"
    Released: March 13, 2008
  5. "Gritarle"
    Released: August 2008 (Argentinian release only)

Te Quiero (English: I Love You), also known as Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World, is the debut album by Panamian singer-songwriter Flex. It was released in late September 21, 2007 in Mexico and Panama and three months later on December 4, 2007 in United States, peaking at number-one in those three countries. In 2008, it was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album, which was awarded to Wisin & Yandel's Los Extraterrestres ; however, the lead single from this album, "Te Quiero", won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song. Te Quiero also was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year. [2] It won the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year in 2009. [3]

Contents

"Te Quiero" was on the Latin Billboard charts all of 2008. It was No. 1 for 20 weeks. Flex performed this song on shows such as the Latin Grammys 2008, Premios Telehit 2008, Cristina, Premios Juventud 2008, One Nation, Vivo, Pepsi Musica, and many more. Thanks to his huge hit, Flex won many awards, received more recognition, and became popular worldwide.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Jason Birchmeier gave the album two stars. He felt that Flex's vocals were "fair at best" while terrible at "Si No Te Tengo". He also criticized the album as being "short on good songs" and that the romantic feel "becomes increasingly overbearing as the album progresses." [4]

Track listing

The information from Billboard. [5]

Standard edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Te Quiero" Félix Danilo Gómez 3:19
2."Sin Tu Amor" (featuring Alex Pro) 3:29
3."Desde Lejos (Versión Reggae)" 3:11
4."Escápate" 2:51
5."Me Muero" 2:55
6."Si No Te Tengo" 3:55
7."Voy A Olvidarte"Félix Danilo Gómez, Guido Hernán Mosquera3:37
8."Dime" 3:55
9."Déjala" (featuring Duende) 3:36
10."También La Quiero A Ella" 3:35
11."Eras Una Niña" (featuring Japanese)Félix Danilo Gómez, Levit Zambrano3:04
12."Gritarle" 3:04
13."Quién No Llora Por Amor" 3:14
14."Tus Recuerdos (La Balada De Nigga)" 3:21
15."Luna" 3:17

Fan edition

A fan edition was released including an extended playlist, which contained the same track listing as the standard edition plus three new versions of his hit single "Te Quiero", along with a DVD with music videos and bonus features. [6] This edition includes versions with Belinda, a DVD with music videos and bonus features, the original and the spanglish version with Belinda have a music video included in this fan edition.

DVD track listing

  1. Menu
  2. "Te Quiero" - Music video
  3. "Sin Tu Amor" - Music video
  4. "Escápate" - Music video
  5. "Te Quiero" - Karaoke
  6. "Te Quiero (Spanglish)" featuring Belinda - Music video
  7. México 2008 Tour
  8. United States, Colombia and Argentina Tour

Chart performance

Chart (2007/2008) [7] [8] Peak
position
Mexico AMPROFON Albums Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums1
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 70

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [9] 2× Platinum160,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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