Fuego (English: Fire) is the fourth studio album and eighth album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the fourth studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on October 5, 2004, by EMI Latin. The premium edition was released on December 6, 2005. It has all the songs from the standard edition plus "Sabes a Chocolate", "Baila Esta Kumbia", a live version of "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)" and a DVD that includes five music videos.
Fuego | ||||
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Studio album by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings | ||||
Released | October 5, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Cumbia | |||
Length | 52:07 | |||
Label | EMI Latin | |||
Producer | A.B. Quintanilla III Cruz Martínez | |||
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology | ||||
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Singles from Fuego | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:25 | |
2. | "Viento" | A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Chris Pérez, Luigi Giraldo | 3:51 |
3. | "Parte de Mi Corazón" (Kumbia Version) (featuring Noel Schajris) | Noel Schajris, Claudia Brant | 3:52 |
4. | "Fuego" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall | 3:39 |
5. | "Aye Amor" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo | 3:40 |
6. | "Perdóname" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Robert "BoBBo" Gómez III, Giraldo | 3:58 |
7. | "Pass the Dutchie" | George Bennett Headley, Benjamin Brown Huford, Anthony Ferguson Lloyd, Robert Bernard Lyn, Roy Jackie Mitto Donat, Leroy Anthony Sibblis, Fitzroy Ogilvie-Simpson | 3:18 |
8. | "Quién" (featuring Belinda) | Giraldo, Gabriel Flores | 3:19 |
9. | "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo | 3:25 |
10. | "If You Leave" | Sean Dunson, John Dunson | 3:36 |
11. | "Ella Sabe" | Donald Fagen, Walter Becker | 4:14 |
12. | "Parte de Mi Corazón" (Ballad Version) (featuring Noel Schajris) | Schajris, Brant | 3:54 |
13. | "Bla Bla Bla" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Freddie Martínez | 4:02 |
14. | "Outro/Agradecimientos" | 6:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:25 | |
2. | "Viento" | Quintanilla III, Martínez, Pérez, Giraldo | 3:51 |
3. | "Parte de Mi Corazón" (Kumbia Version) (featuring Noel Schajris) | Schajris, Brant | 3:52 |
4. | "Fuego" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo, Bloodrock, Evans, Fowler, Pettiford, Wigfall | 3:39 |
5. | "Ay Amor" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo | 3:40 |
6. | "Perdóname" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Gómez III, Giraldo | 3:58 |
7. | "Pass the Dutchie" | Headley, Huford, Lloyd, Lyn, Mitto Donat, Sibblis, Ogilvie-Simpson | 3:18 |
8. | "Quién" (featuring Belinda) | Giraldo, Flores | 3:19 |
9. | "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo | 3:25 |
10. | "If You Leave" | S. Dunson, J. Dunson | 3:36 |
11. | "Ella Sabe" | Fagen, Becker | 4:14 |
12. | "Parte de Mi Corazón" (Ballad Version) (featuring Noel Schajris) | Schajris, Brant | 3:54 |
13. | "Bla Bla Bla" | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Freddie | 4:02 |
14. | "Sabes a Chocolate" | Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández | 3:45 |
15. | "Baila Esta Kumbia" (featuring Selena) | Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo | 4:22 |
16. | "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)" (Live) | Quintanilla III, Cruz, Giraldo | 4:06 |
17. | "Outro/Agradecimientos" | 6:55 | |
Total length: | 1:04:21 |
DVD
editFuego: Premium Edition | ||||
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Video by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings | ||||
Released | December 6, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
Genre | Cumbia | |||
Length | 19:29 | |||
Label | EMI Latin | |||
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fuego" | A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall | 3:28 |
2. | "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)" | Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo | 3:39 |
3. | "Baila Esta Kumbia" (featuring Selena) | Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo | 4:31 |
4. | "Sabes a Chocolate" | Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández | 3:57 |
5. | "Parte de Mi Corazón" (Kumbia Version) (featuring Noel Schajris of Sin Bandera) | Noel Schajris, Claudia Brant | 3:54 |
Total length: | 19:29 |
Personnel
edit- Kumbia Kings
- A.B. Quintanilla III – bass guitar, backing vocals, producer, composer, musical arrangements, A&R
- Fernando "Nando" Domínguez III – vocals
- Frankie "Pangie" Pangelinan – vocals
- Abel Talamántez – vocals
- Irvin "Pee Wee" Salinas – vocals
- Anthony "Nino B" López – dancer, backing vocals
- Juan Jesús "JP" Peña – dancer, backing vocals
- Cruz Martínez – keyboards, backing vocals, producer, composer, musical arrangements, A&R, programming
- Chris Pérez – guitar
- Jorge "Pekas" Caballero – percussion
- Ronnie "Campa" Delgado – accordion
- Robert "BoBBo" Gomez III – keyboards, additional arrangements, programming
- Noe "Gipper / El Animal" Nieto Jr. – accordion
- Robert "Robbie" Del Moral – drums
- Luigi Giraldo – keyboards, composer
- Additional musicians and personnel
- Nicolas Barry – string arrangements
- Luis Conte – percussion (track 11)
- John Dunson – composer (track 10)
- Sean Dunson – composer (track 10)
- Frank Garcia – guitar
- Javier Garza – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13)
- Seth Atkins Horan – mixing (tracks 10, 11, 12)
- Freddie Martínez – composer
- Belinda Peregrín – vocals (track 8)
- Joe Reyes – guitar
- Jake Rutigliano – assistant mixing
- Noel Schajris of Sin Bandera – vocals, composer (tracks 3, 12)
- Nir Seroussi – A&R
- Don Tyler – mastering
Charts
editChart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[2] | 89 |
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[3] | 2 |
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 2 |
Sales and certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Mexico (AMPROFON)[5] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[6] | 4× Platinum (Latin) | 400,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ Fuego at AllMusic
- ^ "Kumbia Kings Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Kumbia Kings Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Kumbia Kings Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Fuego in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "American album certifications – A.B. y Los Kumbia Kings Quintanilla III – Fuego". Recording Industry Association of America.