Timbiriche VII

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Timbiriche VII
Timbiriche-7.jpg
Studio album by
Timbiriche
ReleasedJune 29, 1987 [1]
Recorded1986
Genre
Length36:17
Label
Producer
  • Fernando Riba
  • Kiko Campos
  • Raúl González
Timbiriche chronology
Timbiriche Rock Show
(1985)		Timbiriche VII
(1987)		 Timbiriche VIII & IX
(1988)
Singles from Timbiriche VII
  1. "Mírame (Cuestión de Tiempo)"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Besos de Ceniza"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Con Todos Menos Conmigo"
    Released: 1987
  4. "Si No Es Ahora"
    Released: 1987

Timbiriche VII is the seventh studio album by Mexican pop group Timbiriche, released on June 29, 1987, by Fonovisa Records. This album marked the beginning of Thalía Sodi's participation in the group and in the same year she also appeared on the Televisa production, Quinceañera. [3] [4]

Contents

The group consisted of Paulina Rubio, Alix Bauer, Mariana Garza, Eduardo Capetillo, Erik Rubin, Diego Schoening and Sodi, who replaced Sasha Sökol. The album is the most successful of the group selling over 1 million copies and features the hit singles "Con Todos Menos Conmigo" and "Mírame (Cuestión de Tiempo)".

Background and production

After the release of the album Timbiriche Rock Show , which earned the group a gold record, [5] the member of the group Sasha announced her departure to start her solo career, the producer of the group Luis de Llano invited the singer Thalía, whom he knew since the time of the Din Din group and the musical Vaselina, in which Thalía replaced Sasha in some performances, to replace the singer. [6] The group was formed by: Eduardo Capetillo, Thalía, Diego Schoening, Erik Rubín, Paulina Rubio, Alix Bauer and Mariana Garza. [3] [4] For the production of the album were chosen Fernando Riba, Kiko Campos and Raul Gonzáles Biestro.

Singles

A year before the release of the album, and with Sasha still a member, the group released the song "No Seas Tan Cruel", which was included in the album but the first single from the album was the song "Mírame", which reached the position of #4 on the charts of the magazine Notitas Musicales. [7] The second single from the album, the song "Besos de Ceniza" appeared on the Mexican charts while the first was still well performed, the song reached # 1, becoming the album's biggest hit. [8] The third single from the album was the song "Con Todos Menos Conmigo", which reached # 9 on the charts. [9] The song was made famous in Brazil by the version made by the group Dominó, which was called "Con Todos Menos Conmigo". [10] The fourth and final single from the album was the song "Si No Es Ahora", which reached #6 in Mexico. [11] At the same time that the group released the album, member Thalía starred in Televisa's soap opera Quinceañera , for the soundtrack the group recorded the title track, which reached #2 on the charts. [12]

Commercial performance

On May 15, 1988, the Notitas Musicales magazine reported that the album sold 800,000 in Mexico, [13] four months later on September 16, 1988 Mexican magazine Eres published that the album surpassed the 1 million copies sold becoming one of the best selling Mexican albums of all time. [14]

Track listing

Original 1987 release
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Rompecabezas"Fernando Riba, Kiko CamposAll members2:49
2."Besos de Ceniza"Campos, Alex Zepeda Mariana Garza 2:53
3."Con Todos Menos Conmigo"Riba, Campos Erik Rubin, Eduardo Capetillo and Diego Schoening 2:59
4."Mírame (Cuestión de Tiempo)"Riba, Campos Alix Bauer 3:18
5."No"Marco A. FloresSchoening, Bauer (second voice)2:37
6."Persecución en la Ciudad"Amparo Rubin Paulina Rubio 3:42
7."Si No Es Ahora" (features uncredited sample of "All I Need Is a Miracle" by Mike + the Mechanics)Riba, CamposSchoening and Thalía Sodi 3:48
8."No Seas Tan Cruel"Campos, ZepedaCapetillo2:37
9."Más Que un Amigo"Riba, CamposSodi3:08
10."Mágico Amor"Riba, CamposRubin3:36
11."Ya Estaba Escrito" (Spanish version of "Thought You Were On My Side") Peter Kingsbery, Riba, CamposBauer, Schoening, Garza and Capetillo4:09
Total length:36:17
CD re-issue
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Rompecabezas"All members2:49
2."Besos de Ceniza"Mariana Garza2:53
3."Mágico Amor"Erik Rubin3:36
4."Mírame (Cuestión de Tiempo)"Alix Bauer3:18
5."No"Diego Schoening, Bauer (second voice)2:37
6."No Seas Tan Cruel"Eduardo Capetillo2:37
7."Si No Es Ahora"Schoening and Thalía Sodi3:48
8."Persecución en la Ciudad"Paulina Rubio3:42
9."Ya Estaba Escrito"Bauer, Schoening, Garza and Capetillo4:09
10."Más Que un Amigo"Sodi3:08
11."Con Todos Menos Conmigo"Rubin, Capetillo and Schoening2:59

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