Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito (Eng.: Our Destiny Was Written) is a studio album released by Regional Mexican band Intocable. This album became their third number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. It was released with two formats, CD and CD/DVD, and in 2007 a new edition retitled Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito: Historia y Tradición. This release received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album.
| Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 19, 2003 (Standard Edition) October 27, 2003 (Historia y Tradición Edition) | |||
| Genre | Tejano, Northeastern Norteño | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | René Martínez, Ricky Muñoz | |||
| Intocable chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Historia y Tradición edition | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
editThe track listing from Billboard.com[2]
CD and CD/DVD
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "¿A Dónde Estabas?" | Roberto Martínez | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Soy un Novato" | Luis Padilla | 3:14 |
| 3. | "¿Cuántas Veces?" | Padilla | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Eso Duele" | Padilla | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Invisible" | Marco Pérez | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Si Pudiera" | Padilla | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Aunque Me Duela" | Martínez | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Siempre Al Final" | Martínez | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Historia de Amor" | Josué Contreras | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Si Nos Tenemos" | Padilla | 3:46 |
Historia y Tradición edition
editThis information from Allmusic.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Eso Duele (Multimedia Track)" | Padilla | 3:18 |
Credits
editThe information form Allmusic.[4]
- René Martínez — Producer, group member
- Ricky Muñoz — Producer, group member
- Luis Padilla — Arranger, vocals
- Gilbert Velasquez — Recording
- Jay Frigoletto — Mastering
- Gabriel Wallach — Mastering
- Jack Saenz — Mixing
- Intocable — Arranger
- Johnny Lee Rosas — Arranger
- Silvestre Rodríguez — Group member
- José Angel González — Group member
- José Juan Hernández — Group member
- José Ángel Farías — Group member
- Félix G. Salinas — Group member
- Daniel Sánchez — Group member
- Sergio Serna — Group member
- Nelsón González — Graphic design, Art direction
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2003)[5] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Regional/Mexican Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 95 |
Sales and certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[6] | Platinum+Gold | 150,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Album Review: Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ Billboard.com (2003-09-22). "Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito". Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ Allmusic.com (2007-10-27). "Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito: Historia y Tradición". Retrieved 2008-09-22.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Allmusic.com (2003-08-19). "Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito - Credits". Retrieved 2008-09-22.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Allmusic.com. "Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito". Retrieved 2008-09-06.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Intocable in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "American album certifications – Intocable – Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito". Recording Industry Association of America.