Momentos (Julio Iglesias album)

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Momentos
Cover art of Julio Iglesias's Momentos.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1982
Studio
Genre Latin pop
Length38:52
Language
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
Label
Producer Ramón Arcusa
Julio Iglesias chronology
Begin the Beguine
(1981)
Momentos
(1982)
Julio
(1983)

Momentos (Moments) is a 1982 album by Julio Iglesias. By 1984, the album sold over 1 million copies in Brazil. [1] With sales of over 12 million, it is believed to be the best-selling Latin album of all-time. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks produced by Ramón Arcusa. [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Momentos — Spanish edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nathalie"
  • Julio Iglesias
  • Ramón Arcusa
3:57
2."Momentos"
3:33
3."La Paloma (Tradicional)"
  • Iglesias
  • Arcusa
4:54
4."La Cosas Que Tiene La Vida"Danny Daniel3:30
5."Amor"3:20
6."Quijote"
  • Iglesias
  • Manuel de la Calva
  • Arcusa
  • Gianni Belfiore
4:01
7."No Me Vuelvo A Enamorar"
  • Iglesias
  • Fernán Martínez
  • Arcusa
3:48
8."Con La Misma Piedra"Massias (Ketepao)3:58
9."Esa Mujer"
  • Iglesias
  • Rafael Ferro
  • Martínez
  • Arcusa
4:06
10."Si El Amor Llama A Tu Puerta"Ray Girado3:36
Total length:38:52
Momentos — Brazilian edition [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Portuguese adaptationLength
1."Momentos"
  • Iglesias
  • Renis
  • Arcusa
Fernando Adour3:33
2."Quijote"
  • Iglesias
  • de la Calva
  • Arcusa
  • Belfiore
 4:01
3."Abraça-me"
  • Iglesias
  • Ferro
Roberto Halbouti3:38
4."Paloma"
  • Iglesias
  • Arcusa
Adour4:56
5."Amor"
  • López
  • Ruiz
 3:20
6."No Me Vuelvo A Enamorar"
  • Iglesias
  • Martínez
  • Arcusa
Adour3:48
7."Grande, Grande, Grande"
Gonzaga Jr. 3:44
8."Con La Misma Piedra"Massias (Ketepao) 3:45
9."Nathalie"
  • Iglesias
  • Arcusa
Adour3:55
10."Lembranças De Ypacarai"
Francisco Rodrigues4:09
Total length:38:49

Personnel

Adapted from the Momentos liner notes: [3] [5]

Performance credits

Technical credits

  • Ramón Arcusa – producer, orchestral arrangements and direction
  • Rafael Ferro – orchestral arrangements and direction (tracks 2, 5, 9)
  • Fernando Adour – technical realization in Portuguese
  • Juan Vinader – audio engineer
  • Bob Castle – audio engineer
  • Mike Ross – audio engineer
  • Faustino G. Molina – musicians coordinator of Madrid
  • Piatti & Wolk Design Assocciates, Inc. – graphic design
  • Peter Cunninghamphotography

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [20] 7× Platinum420,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [20] Gold25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [20] 8× Platinum2,000,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [20] Gold50,000^
Chile [20] Gold 
Colombia [20] Platinum 
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [20] Platinum80,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [21] Platinum60,436 [21]
Japan (RIAJ) [20] 3× Platinum818,500 [11]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [20] 2× Platinum500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [22] Gold50,000^
Portugal (AFP) [20] Gold20,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [20] 6× Platinum600,000^
South Korea (KMCA) [20] Gold 
Sweden (GLF) [20] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] 2× Platinum (Latin)200,000^
Summaries
Worldwide12,000,000 [2]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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