"Nada Se Compara Contigo" (English: Nothing Compares to You) is a ballad and title track performed by Salvadoran singer-songwriter Álvaro Torres from his studio album Nada Se Compara Contigo (1991). The track was written by Torres and produced by Enrique Elizondo. It was released as the album's lead single in Latin America and the United States, peaking atop the Billboard's Latin Songs chart, becoming the second number-one song in the chart for Torres as a songwriter, following "Te Pareces Tanto a Él" performed by Chilean performer Myriam Hernández, and his first as a lead performer.[1][2]
| "Nada Se Compara Contigo" | ||||
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| Single by Álvaro Torres | ||||
| from the album Nada Se Compara Contigo | ||||
| Released | October 7, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Length | 4:48 | |||
| Label | EMI Capitol Latin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Álvaro Torres | |||
| Producer(s) | Enrique Elizondo | |||
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| "Nada Se Compara Contigo" on YouTube | ||||
The track debuted in the Billboard Latin Songs chart at number 24 in the week of January 4, 1992 climbing to the top ten four weeks later.[3][4] The song peaked at number-one on March 7, 1992,[5] replacing "Si Piensas, Si Quieres" by Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos and Spanish performer Rocío Dúrcal and being succeeded by "Mi Mayor Necesidad" by Mexican band Los Bukis, two weeks later.[6] Nada Se Compara Conitgo" was recognized as one of the award-winning songs at the first BMI Latin Awards in 1994.[7]
Background
edit"Nada Se Compara Contigo" is a down tempo ballad which was written by Álvaro Torres inspired by his wife. Torres said he met a Mexican girl at a music event in a chinese restaurant and inmediatally fell in love with her; they continued dating in the same restaurant "because nobody could understand what we were saying". Eventually, that girl became his wife and he wrote her this song.[8]
Charts
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Te Pareces Tanto a Él — Week of February 16, 1991". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. February 16, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "Te Pareces Tanto a Él — Myriam Hernández". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. February 16, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "Nada Se Compara Contigo — Week of January 4, 1992". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. January 4, 1992. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "Nada Se Compara Contigo — Week of February 1, 1992". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. February 1, 1992. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "Nada Se Compara Contigo — Week of March 7, 1992". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. March 7, 1992. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "Mi Mayor Necesidad — Week of March 21, 1992". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. March 21, 1992. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "Los Premios Latinos de BMI" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 12. Nielsen Media. March 19, 1994. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "Conversando en el Ping Pong con Alvaro Torres e Ivan Ruíz en la TeleRealidad". El Show del Mediodía. October 24, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Alvaro Torres (Hot Latin Tracks)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "The Year in Music: 1990". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. December 22, 1990. p. YE-52. ISSN 0006-2510.