Un canto a Galicia

Un canto a Galicia
Studio album by Julio Iglesias
Released	1972
Julio Iglesias chronology
Yo canto (1969) Un canto a Galicia (1972) Soy (1969)

Un canto a Galicia is 1972 album by Julio Iglesias. ^[1] The song of the same name which is actually sung in the Galician language also known as Gallego, and it was one of Iglesias's best known hits which led to him being known all over Europe and one of the top three artists in Latin America by 1975. ^[2] Billboard cites it as Iglesias's "first big sales success", and that he also recorded it in Japanese and German, with notable success in Europe, Japan and Mexico. ^[3]

Track listing

A-Side

1. "Un canto a Galicia" (4:15)
2. "Hombre solitario" (2:29)
3. "Veces llegan cartas" (3:08)
4. "Rio rebelde" (2:54)
5. "Si volvieras otra vez" (3:36)

B-side

1. "Por una mujer" (4:53)
2. "No soy de aqui" (3:43)
3. "En un rincón del désvan" (4:29)
4. "Sweet Caroline" (3:34)
5. "Como el álamo al camino" (3:45)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Un canto a Galicia

Chart (1972–73)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Dutch Charts) [4]	1
French Albums (SNEP) [5]	14
German Albums (Media Control) [6]	24

References

1. "Julio Iglesias discography". Julioiglesias.com. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
2. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 4 January 1975. p. 25. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 22 December 2012.
3. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 May 2000. p. 94. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 22 December 2012.
4. "Hits of the World". Billboard. 1972-08-26. p. 72. Retrieved 2025-04-12– via Google Books.
5. "Hits of the World". Billboard. 1973-03-24. p. 56. Retrieved 2025-04-12– via Google Books.
6. "Suchen nach "Julio Iglesias"". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2025-04-12.