Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos is the title of a studio album released by Regional Mexican band Intocable. This album became their fourth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums, and was released in a standard CD presentation, CD/DVD combo including bonus materials and a Fan Edition with an extra track.
| Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 24, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Northeastern Norteño, Tejano, Texas Country | |||
| Label | EMI International | |||
| Producer | Lloyd Maines, René Martínez | |||
| Intocable chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Fan Edition cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
editThe track listing from Billboard.com[2]
CD and CD/DVD
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Por Ella (Poco a Poco)" | Luis "Louie" Padilla | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Te Lo Juro" | Aaron "La Pantera" Martínez | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Vuelve Mi Amor" | Padilla | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Libertad" | Josue Martínez | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Basto" | Miguel Mendoza | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Te Extraño" | Valentino | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Ya No Puedo Cambiar Mi Vida" | Padilla | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Qué Esperabas" | Padilla | 2:56 |
| 9. | "La Palabra Amor" | Josué Contreras | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Dame Un Besito" | Valentino | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Te Necesito" | Martínez | 2:25 |
| 12. | "Volví a Quedarme Solo" | Padilla | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Por Ella [Pop]" | Padilla | 4:13 |
| 14. | "Nada Es Igual" | Marco Antonio Solís | 3:06 |
| 15. | "Mirándote" | María José Ospino | 3:59 |
| 16. | "Lo Que Callas" | Reyli Barba, Chuy Flores | 3:44 |
Fan Edition
editOn October 23, 2007 a Fan Edition was released with the same track list and a new song titled "Me Faltas Tú" and bonus features.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Me Faltas Tú" | Padilla | 3:55 |
| 18. | "Main Program [Multimedia track]" | ||
| 19. | "Dame Un Besito/La Palabra Amor/Qué Esperabas/Yo No Puedo Cambiar Mi Vida" | Padilla, Valentino | |
| 20. | "Dame Un Besito/Por Ella (Poco a Poco)" | Padilla, Valentino | |
| 21. | "On the Road" | ||
| 22. | "Producers interview [multimedia track]" | Padilla, Valentino |
Personnel
editThis information from Allmusic.[4]
- Lloyd Maines — Acoustic guitar, dobro, pedal steel, arranger, producer, guest appearance, mixing
- René Martínez — Producer, executive producer, mixing, drums, group member
- Nicolas Barry — Piano, project coordinator, guest appearance
- Alan Baxter — Executive producer, project coordinator
- Brian Beken — Fiddle, guest appearance
- Junior Cabral — Banjo, mandolin, arranger, guest appearance
- Mickey Cevallos — Photography
- Cory Churko — Fiddle, guest appearance
- José Ángel Farías — Mixing, group member
- Marco Gamboa — Piano, Hammond organ, engineer, guest appearance
- José Angel González — Mixing, group member
- Jose Juan Hernandez — Rhythm, mixing, animation, group member
- Tomas Jacobi — Project coordinator
- John Karpowich — Engineer
- Marc Muller — Acoustic guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel guitar, guest appearance
- Paul Olivarri — Production coordination
- Marco A. Ramírez — Mastering
- Silvestre Rodríguez — Mixing, group member
- Johnny Lee Rosas — Bass, mixing, vocals, group member
- Jack Saenz — Engineer, mixing
- Félix G. Salinas — Electric bass, mixing, group member
- Daniel Sánchez — Bass, mixing, segundo, group member
- Sergio Serna — Percussion, group member
- Danny Reisch—Engineer
- Matt Serrechio — Assistant engineer
- John Silva — Engineer, guest appearance
- Esteban Villanueva — Project coordinator
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2006)[5] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Regional/Mexican albums | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 59 |
Year-End Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums[6] | 45 |
| US Billboard Regional/Mexican albums[7] | 14 |
Sales and certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Album Review: Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". All Music. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2006-10-24. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Top Latin Albums - Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2007-12-31.[dead link]
- ^ "Top Regional/Mexican albums - Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2007-12-31.[dead link]
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Intocable in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Cruce de Caminos in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.