Vida (La Mafia album)

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Vida
Vida cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 1994
Genre Tejano
Label Sony
Producer Armando Lichtenberger Jr.
La Mafia chronology
Ahora y Siempre
(1992)
Vida
(1994)
Un Millón de Rosas
(1996)

Vida is the eighteenth studio album by La Mafia. It was released on April 23, 1994. The album reach the number two spot and stayed there for forty-seven weeks on the Billboard Latin Pop chart. "Vida" and "Me Duele Estar Solo" reached the number one spot.[ citation needed ]Vida was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year at the 7th Lo Nuestro Awards. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Me Duele Estar Solo"3:28
2."Con Todo El Corazon"4:01
3."Mas Que un Sueño"3:09
4."Hazme una Señal"3:24
5."Llueve"3:07
6."Vida"3:26
7."Perdoname, Volvalmos al Amor"3:33
8."Voy Pidiendole a la Vida"3:29
9."Buena Suerte"3:41
10."Yo Soy Ese Romantico"3:15
11."Yo Queria"3:24
12."Cada Vuelta de Esquina"2:46
13."Forbidden Love"4:02

Chart position

YearChartPeak
1994Billboard Latin Pop [2] 1
1994Billboard Top Latin Albums [2] 2

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