Uniendo Fronteras

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Uniendo Fronteras
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2001
Genre Norteño
Label Fonovisa
Los Tigres del Norte chronology
De paisano a paisano
(2000)
Uniendo Fronteras
(2001)
La Reina del Sur
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Uniendo Fronteras (Eng.: Uniting Frontiers') is the title of a studio album released by Regional Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte. This album became their second number-one hit on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

This information from Billboard.com [2]

  1. Trabajo Por Mi Cuenta (Francisco Quintero) — 3:13
  2. La Luz de Tus Ojos (Teodoro Bello) — 3:08
  3. El Que No Había Nacido (Teodoro Bello) — 3:33
  4. Y Dices Que Tú Me Amas (Rafael Rubio) — 3:10
  5. Mi Fantasía (Enrique Negrete) — 3:27
  6. Don Nadie (Jesús Meléndez) — 3:34
  7. Somos Más Americanos (Enrique Valencia) — 3:27
  8. De Rama en Rama (Teodoro Bello) — 3:34
  9. El Curita y la Coqueta (Francisco Quintero) — 3:50
  10. Recuerdos Que Duelen (Teodoro Bello) — 3:29
  11. El Centroamericano (Enrique Franco) — 3:29
  12. Lo Tomas o Lo Tiras (Rafael Rubio) — 3:27
  13. Mujeres Manejando (Francisco Quintero) — 3:04
  14. La Crónica de un Cambio (Paulino Vargas) — 2:43

Credits

This information from Allmusic [3]

Chart performance

Chart (2001) [4] Peak
position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Regional/Mexican Albums1
US Billboard Top Independent Albums 7
US Billboard 200 116

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Uniendo Fronteras". Billboard.com. Billboard.com. 2001-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-26.[ dead link ]
  3. "Uniendo Fronteras". Allmusic.com. 2001-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  4. "Uniendo Fronteras - Chart Performance (2001)". Billboard.com. Allmusic.com. 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  5. "American album certifications – Los Tigres del Norte – Uniendo Fronteras". Recording Industry Association of America.