"Muchacha Triste" ("Sad Girl") is a song written and produced by Luis Alva for the Venezuelan group Los Fantasmas del Caribe for their debut album Caramelo (1991).[1] The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the United States in 1993 and ended as the fifth best-performing song of the year in the country.[2][3] The song was nominated Pop Song of the Year at the 1994 Lo Nuestro Awards.[4]
| "Muchacha Triste" | ||||
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| Single by Los Fantasmas del Caribe | ||||
| from the album Caramelo | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Latin music | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Rodven Records, TH-Rodven | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Luis Alva | |||
| Producer(s) | Luis Alva | |||
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DJ Kane version
edit| "Muchacha Triste" | ||||
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| Single by DJ Kane | ||||
| from the album Capítulo III: Ahogando Penas | ||||
| Released | March 6, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Cumbia | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | EMI Latin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Luis Alva | |||
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"Muchacha Triste" was covered by DJ Kane. It is the second single from the album Capítulo III: Ahogando Penas (2007).
Los Super Reyes version
edit| "Muchacha Triste" | ||||
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| Single by Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes | ||||
| from the album El Regreso de los Reyes | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Cumbia | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Latina | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Luis Alva | |||
| Producer(s) | Cruz Martínez | |||
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"Muchacha Triste" was covered by Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes. It is the third single from the album El Regreso de los Reyes (2007).
References
edit- ^ "Caramelo - Los Fantasmas del Caribe". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "Los Fantasmas del Caribe - Chart history: Latin Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard. 110 (48). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: LMQ3 November 28, 1998. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ González, Fernando (May 16, 1994). "Lo Nuestro, Billboard Honor Latin Singers". The Miami Herald. The McClatchy Company.