Viento a favor
| Viento A Favor | ||||
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| Studio album by Alejandro Fernández | ||||
| Released |
October 30, 2007 (CD) | |||
| Recorded |
2007 at
Santito Studios | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 48:13 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Aureo Baqueiro | |||
| Alejandro Fernández chronology | ||||
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| Viento A Favor (CD/DVD) | ||||
.jpg) Cover for the Limited Edition |
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| Singles from Viento a Favor | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Viento A Favor is the twelfth studio album released by Mexican pop singer Alejandro Fernández.
Album information
Was produced by Aureo Baqueiro and the singer works again with the composers: Gian Marco, Reyli Barba and Leonel García. And this time, he invites Fonseca and the other half of Sin Bandera, Noel Schajris. The release date was set on June 26, 2007. For the press conference to introduce the album to the media, the singer gathered all the people involved in Tequila, Jalisco, to talk about the tracks and the production .
Recording
The album was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Los Angeles, California. Alejandro Fernández chose the 11 tracks (since "Amor Gitano" was previously recorded with Beyoncé), from 500 songs. Making the final cut the compositions from Gian Marco, Tres De Copas, Reyli Barba, Fonseca, Leonel and Noel (from the Mexican group Sin Bandera).
Singles released
The video for the first single ("Te Voy A Perder") was shot in Mexico City and Tampico, and directed by Simon Brand. On August 27, 2007 the video for the second single ("No Se Me Hace Facil") was shot in Los Angeles, California and directed by Pablo Croce .
Track listing
- "Te voy a perder" (Aureo Baqueiro, Leonel García) - 4:10
- "A manos llenas" (Jaime Flores, Karen Juantorena) - 4:28
- "Tanto amar" (Leonel García) - 4:14
- "Amenaza de lluvia" (Raúl Ornelas) - 3:36
- "Eres" (Juan Fernando Fonseca) - 3:55
- "No se me hace fácil" (Gian Marco) - 3:46
- "Estabas ahi" (Reyli Barba) - 4:21
- "Sin Consideración" (Leonel García) - 3:33
- "Solitario y solo" (Claudia Brant, Noel Schajris) - 4:23
- "Sueño contigo" (Gian Marco) - 4:25
- "Amor gitano (featuring. Beyoncé Knowles) (Beyoncé Knowles, Jaime Flores, Reyli Barba) - 3:50
- "Cuando estamos juntos" (Aureo Baqueiro) - 3:34
Chart performance
The album debuted at #77 on the Billboard 200 chart, #2 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and #1 on Billboard Latin Pop Albums survey , on the July 14, 2007 issue . As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 16,295 copies in the US.
Album
| Chart 2007 | Peak | |
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| Mexico[2] | 1 | |
| United States [3] | 2 | |
| Spain[4] | 2 |
Singles
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[5] | Gold | 20,000* |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[6] | 2× Platinum+Gold | 250,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7] | Gold | 40,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Viento a favor at Mexicancharts.com
- ↑ Billboard.com – Charts – Albums – Top Latin Albums
- ↑ Spain Album Chart
- ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Alejandro Fernandez – Viento a Favor". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
- ↑ "Certificaciones – Vicente Fernandez" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
- ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Alejandro Fernandez – Viento a Favor" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter ' in the field "Year". Select ' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"