La Historia (Kumbia Kings album)

La Historia (English: The History) is the second compilation album and sixth album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the second compilation album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on October 21, 2003, by EMI Latin. This album became their third number one album on the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.

La Historia
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2003
Recorded1998–2003
GenreCumbia, Latin pop
Length54:49
LabelEMI Latin
ProducerA.B. Quintanilla III
Cruz Martínez
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Presents Kumbia Kings
(2003)
La Historia
(2003)
Los Remixes 2.0
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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This track listing from Billboard.com[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Cristina Saralegui) 1:02
2."Fuiste Mala" (featuring Ricky Muñoz of Intocable)A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Ricky Vela3:20
3."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Luigi Giraldo3:41
4."Azúcar" (featuring Fito Olivares)Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Edward Palmieri3:30
5."Shhh! (Borrashhho Mix)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:23
6."Dime Por Qué"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela3:51
7."Te Quiero a Ti"Quintanilla III, Vela3:16
8."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:16
9."Dime Quién"Quintanilla III, Vela3:24
10."Me Enamoré"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo3:23
11."La Cucaracha"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Jason Cano, Nick "DJ Franz" Washington3:27
12."Se Fue Mi Amor"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Pete Astudillo3:06
13."U Don't Love Me (Booty Mix)"Sean Dunson, Johnnie Mae Dunson4:35
14."Me Estoy Muriendo"Quintanilla III, Vela, Giraldo3:57
15."Reggae Kumbia (Kranium Mix)"Quintanilla III, Vico C4:14
16."Outro" 1:24

Chart performance

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Chart (2003)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 109
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "La Historia". Billboard.com. Billboard.com. 2003-10-21. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  3. ^ "La Historia - Chart Performance (2003)". Billboard.com. Allmusic.com. 2001-11-08. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – A.B. y Los Kumbia Kings Quintanilla III – La Historia". Recording Industry Association of America.