Pecado Original (English: Original Sin) is the third studio album by Mexican singer Ana Gabriel. It was released by CBS Records on December 8, 1987. The album was produced by Mariano Perez Bautista.
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| Released | December 8, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Mariano Perez Bautista | |||
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The album marked the beginning of her international stardom, with its first single, "¡Ay, Amor!", being first performed at the OTI Festival in Lisbon, which she achieved the third place; and later became Gabriel's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs.
Singles
edit"¡Ay, Amor!" was released as the album's lead single. It became a huge success, being Gabriel's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs, topping the chart for fourteen weeks,[1] and eventually ending as the best-performing Latin single of 1988. Internationally, ¡Ay, Amor! also reached number one in Bolivia[2] and her native Mexico;[3] while it peaked at number four in Colombia.[4]
The title track was released as the second single from the album. It reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs,[1] and hit the top-ten in her native Mexico.[5]
Other songs
editAnother track, "Amor", though it wasn't released as a single, was an unexpected success in Paraguay, where it reached number one.[6]
Track listing
editTracks:[7]
- Pecado Original 03:29 (Original by Roupa Nova)
- Ven, Ven 03:58 (Original by Marisol)
- Ven Cariño 03:31
- Por Culpa del Amor 03:58
- Amor con Desamor 03:38
- Amor 04:42
- Cruz Y Raya 03:34
- Ay Amor 03:23
- Noche a Noche 03:35
- Pensar en Ti 03:49
Album chart
editPecado Original reached number three on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart.[8]
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Mexico (AMPROFON)[9] | Platinum | 250,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Ana Gabriel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 74. June 4, 1988. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Los Discos Más Populares - Notitas Musicales (15 February)". Facebook. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 73. June 4, 1988. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Los Discos Más Populares - Notitas Musicales (1 April)". Facebook. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 58. May 6, 1988. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Pecado Original : Ana Gabriel : Musica : Hispavista". Musica.hispavista.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. 1988-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Ana Gabriel in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Pecado original in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.