«Carta de Amor» (English: «Love Letter») is a salsa song by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released in 1990 and served as the lead single from his sixth studio album Bachata Rosa (1990).[1] Track talks about how he writes a letter to his lover in his journal, punctuation marks included.[2] It is the second song of the album along with Como Abeja Al Panal to have salsa approach on the album. It was peaked as a highlight track of the album by Allmusic.[3] It peaked at number 35 on Hot Latin Songs and was included in Guerra's greatest hits album Grandes Éxitos Juan Luis Guerra y 440 (1995).
| "Carta de Amor" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
| from the album Bachata Rosa | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Karem Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Juan Luis Guerra | |||
| Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology | ||||
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Charts
edit| Chart (1990–91) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[4] | 35 |
References
edit- ^ Rondón, César Miguel (2008-03-10). The Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music from the Caribbean to New York City. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-8639-7.
- ^ Ed Morales (2003). The Latin beat. Internet Archive. Da Capo. ISBN 978-0-306-81018-3.
- ^ Juan Luis Guerra y 440 - Bachata Rosa Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-22
- ^ "Hot Latin Tracks - FOR WEEK ENDING April 27, 1991" (PDF). Billboard.