Esencia

Esencia
Esencia
Studio album by Gilberto Santa Rosa
Released	November 15, 1996
Genre	Salsa
Length	57:06
Label	Sony Discos
Producer	Gilberto Santa Rosa, José Lugo
Gilberto Santa Rosa chronology
Singles from Esencia
	"No Quiero Na' Regala'o"; Released: December 1996; "Yo No Te Pido"; Released: February 1996; "Esas Lágrimas"; Released: June 1997; "Peligro"; Released: August 1997;

Esencia (Essence) is the tenth studio album recorded by Puerto Rican salsa singer Gilberto Santa Rosa released on November 15, 1996. It was nominated for Best Tropical/Salsa Album at the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

This information adapted from Allmusic.^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No Quiero Na' Regala'o"	Perin Vazquez	4:42
2.	"Amándote"	Rafy Monclova	4:41
3.	"Esas Lágrimas"	Omar Alfanno	4:48
4.	"Yo No Te Pido"	Jorge Luis Piloto	4:39
5.	"Me Faltó"	Manny Benito	4:52
6.	"...Y Eso Duele"	Rafy Monclova	4:27
7.	"Para Vivir"	Pablo Milanés, Joan Manuel Serrat	4:13
8.	"Siempre Acabo Igual"	Omar Alfanno	4:56
9.	"No Ha Pasado Nada"	Armando Manzanero	5:09
10.	"Peligro"	Rafy Monclova	4:53
11.	"Dolía Menos"	Omar Alfanno	4:55
12.	"Yo No Quería Conocerte"	Rafy Monclova	4:51

Chart (1996)^[4]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums	12
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums	1


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Platinum (Latin)	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.