La Esperanza Frente a Mi

La Esperanza Frente a Mi is the fourth studio album recorded by American singer Danny Gokey. La Esperanza Frente a Mi was re-recorded in Spanish from the Hope in Front of Me (2014) album. The album was released July 29, 2016 through BMG Rights Management.[1] It was supported by the single "Que Tu Corazón Vuelva a Latir", which was released in promotion of both versions of the album.[2]

La Esperanza Frente a Mi
Studio album (reissue) by
ReleasedJuly 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)
Genre
LanguageSpanish
LabelBMG
Danny Gokey chronology
Christmas Is Here
(2015)
La Esperanza Frente a Mi
(2016)
Rise
(2017)
Singles from La Esperanza Frente a Mi
  1. "Que Tu Corazón Vuelva a Latir"
    Released: May 6, 2016

Content

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La Esperanza Frente a Mi is a track-by-track re-recording of Hope in Front of Me, performed in the Spanish language. Gokey describes the collection as songs that "defined his life" and became the "soundtrack to his mission."[3] The album additionally contains a tropical remix of "Que Tu Corazón Vuelva a Latir" and a salsa remix of "La Esperanza Frente a Mi".[1]

Gokey was inspired to learn Spanish by his late first wife, Sophia, who was latina.[4] He struggled with the language in high school.[3]

Promotion

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On May 6, 2016, Gokey released an extended play containing five language-variant versions of the third single from Hope in Front of Me, titled "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again".[2] The collection included the original, a Spanglish version, and a purely Spanish version titled "Que Tu Corazón Vuelva a Latir", in addition to two remixes of the original. While not promoted to the Latin American market, the original English version was a success in the Christian market.[5]

Gokey also premiered the salsa remix of the title track, "La Esperanza Frente a Mi", exclusively on Billboard the day before the album's release, on July 28, 2016.[3]

Track listing

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NOTE: These songs are Spanish-language translations of Danny Gokey songs in English. The original English-language song is listed next to each title.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Esperanza Frente a Mi (Hope in Front of Me)"3:42
2."Soy Más De Lo Que Piensas (More Than You Think I Am)"
4:01
3."Que Tu Corazón Vuelva a Latir (Tell Your Heart to Beat Again)"4:01
4."La Joya Más Especial (Better Than Gold)"
4:19
5."Una Vida (One Life)"3:37
6."Este Es El Milagro (This Is What It Means)"
  • Gokey
  • Stephanie Lewis
  • Thomas
4:17
7."El Amor Rompe Barreras (Love Will Take You Places)"
  • Gokey
  • Blake Bollinger
  • Ben Stennis
3:36
8."Llega Al Límite (Take It to the Limit)"
3:46
9."Más Que Hermosa (Pretty Beautiful)"
  • Ben Caver
  • Megan Connor
  • Brian White
3:09
10."Es Por Ti (Because of You)"
3:18
11."Nada Está Terminado (It's Not Over)"
  • Gokey
  • Lewis
  • Thomas
4:22
12."Que Tu Corazón Vuelva a Latir (Tell Your Heart to Beat Again)" (Tropical remix)
  • Herms
  • Phillips
  • West
3:52
13."La Esperanza Frente a Mi (Hope in Front of Me)" (Salsa remix)
  • Gokey
  • Herms
  • James
3:19
Total length:49:19

Chart performance

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[6] 27
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[7] 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "La Esperanza Frente a Mi by Danny Gokey". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Amazon.com: Tell Your Heart to Beat Again - EP: Danny Gokey: MP3 Downloads". Amazon Music. Amazon.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Flores, Griselda (July 28, 2016). "Danny Gokey Premieres New Spanish Song 'La Esperanza Frente A Mi': Exclusive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Borha, Imade (October 21, 2016). "Natalie Grant and Danny Gokey bring unity with the Be One tour". Frederick News-Post. FPN Printing. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Danny Gokey - Chart history (Christian Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Danny Gokey Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Danny Gokey Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2017.