Juntos Otra Vez ("Together Again") is the twenty-third studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, released on 29 April 1997. It featured Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal, with whom Gabriel had previously collaborated. This album became their first number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. The album was awarded "Regional Mexican Album of the Year" at the 1998 Premio Lo Nuestro Award.[3]
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| Released | 29 April 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop, Mariachi | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Juan Gabriel, Enrique Okamura | |||
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| Rocío Dúrcal chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Juntos Otra Vez | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
On 24 June 1997, Juan Gabriel & Rocio Dúrcal performed the album as a dance spectacle show in full Mexican costume & dance at the Theater Degollado in Guadalajara, Mexico, which was recorded and converted to DVD by BMG with barcode reference 828766260595 and also featured a performance contribution from Miguel Aceves Mejía and Amalia Mendoza. The concert was accompanied by full orchestra and a mariachi ensemble on stage.
Track listing
editAll tracks written and composed by Juan Gabriel.[4]
Disc one
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Principio" | Juan Gabriel | Juan Gabriel | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Juntos" | Gabriel | Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal (Duet) | 4:58 |
| 3. | "El Verdadero Amor" | Gabriel | Juan Gabriel | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Te He Escrito Otra Canción" | Gabriel | Duet | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Nena Que Pena" | Gabriel | Juan Gabriel | 3:51 |
| 6. | "La Incertidumbre" | Gabriel | Duet | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Que Rechula Es Katy" | Gabriel | Juan Gabriel | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Dos Favores" | Gabriel | Duet | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Donde Hay Celos" | Gabriel | Juan Gabriel | 2:07 |
| 10. | "Que Bonito es Santa Fe" | Gabriel | Juan Gabriel | 5:16 |
Disc two
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El México de Rocío" | Juan Gabriel | Rocío Dúrcal | 4:32 |
| 2. | "El Destino" | Gabriel | Duet | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Me Refugié en Tu Juventud" | Gabriel | Rocío Dúrcal | 5:50 |
| 4. | "¿Sabes Por Qué?" | Gabriel | Duet | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Así Son los Hombres" | Gabriel | Rocío Dúrcal | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Santo Niñito" | Gabriel | Duet | 4:14 |
| 7. | "No Me Digas" | Gabriel | Rocío Dúrcal | 3:34 |
| 8. | "La Gitana" | Gabriel | Duet | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Te Sigo Amando" | Gabriel | Rocío Dúrcal | 2:44 |
| 10. | "El Final (Adiós Amor, Te Vas)" | Gabriel | Instrumental | 3:32 |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Albums[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[5] | 3 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 152 |
Certifications and sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | — | 757,000[6] |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] Video |
Gold | 10,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[8] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "'Juntos otra vez'". Reforma (in Spanish). Grupo Reforma. 28 March 1997. p. 8. ProQuest 311388493. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Juntos Otra Vez at AllMusic. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "Lo Nuestro 1998 – Historia de Premio lo Nuestro – Univision". univision.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Juntos Otra Vez". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. 29 April 1997. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Juntos Otra Vez". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ Lannert, John (30 May 1998). "Latin America's Music Market Rises". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 22. p. 84. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Juan Gabriel y Rocio Durcal in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Juntos Otra Vez in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "American album certifications – Juan Gabriel & Rocio Durcal – Juntos Otra Vez". Recording Industry Association of America.