Sentimientos (transl. "Feelings") is the debut studio album by Colombian Bolero singer Charlie Zaa. It was released on November 19, 1996 through Sonolux Records and Sony Discos. This album became his first number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. The album given a Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Tropical Album of the Year".[2]
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| Released | November 19, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | November 1995 – August 1996 | |||
| Studio | Sonolux Recording Studios | |||
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| Length | 50:35 | |||
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| Singles from Sentimientos | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
editThe following information is from Billboard.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sentimentos: Un Disco Más/Niégalo Todo" | Leopoldo González, Germán Rosario | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Quimeras: Odiame/Te Esperaré" | Rafael Otero, Jimmy Vicenty | 6:18 |
| 3. | "Deseos: Rondando Tu Esquina/Nuestro Juramento" | Cadicamo, Carlos Pérez, Benito De Jesús | 5:31 |
| 4. | "Nostalgias: No Me Toquen Ese Vals/Reminiscencias" | Enrique Luis Pinto, Cuco Sánchez | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Ilusiones: Cinco Centavitos/Temeridad" | Manuel Jiménez, Héctor Ulloa | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Evocaciones: Para Que Se Quiere/Desde Que Te Marchaste" | Miguel Puerta, Vanegas Lloveras | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Pasiones: Alma Negra/Que Dios Me Libre" | Gabriel Muñoz, John Londono, Leon De la Roca | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Melancolías: Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir/Aunque Me Duela el Alma" | Gastón Guerrero, Cabral | 5:06 |
| 9. | "Esperanzas: La Fe Verdadera/Amémonos" | Montbum, Felipe Alva, Manuel Flores | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Añoranzas: Versos a Mi Madre/Hojas de Calendario" | Angelis, Alejandro Mariscotil, Roberto Arrieta, Carlos Ulloa | 4:34 |
Personnel
edit- Milton Salcedo – arranger
- Hugo Gutiérrez – director
- Rafael Henriquez – engineer, mixing
- Liliana Parra – violin
- Jorge Ramirez – bass, piano, mixing
- Sady Ramírez – percussion, programming, mixing
- Luis Maria Diaz – viola
- Valentin Diaz – violin
- Gabriel Randón – guitar
- Hans Rincón – violoncello
- Carlos Sanchez – vocals
- Marcos Silva – assistant
- Ernesto Simpson – synthesizer, drums
- Germán Villareal – banjo, conga
- Jorge Gamboa – photography
- Rubén Datio Dagura – design
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1997)[4] | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Tropical/Salsa Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 15 |
| US Billboard 200 | 185 |
Certifications and sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[5] | Platinum | 120,000[6] |
| Colombia[8] | 8× Platinum | 1,000,000[7] |
| Ecuador[8] | 3× Platinum | |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] | Platinum+6× Gold | 600,000[7] |
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Diamond (Latin) | 1,000,000^ |
| Venezuela[8] | Platinum | |
| Summaries | ||
| Central America | — | 170,000[7] |
| Worldwide | — | 4,000,000[10] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jenkins, Terry. "Album Review: Sentimientos". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Lo Nuestro 1998 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. Archived from the original on 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Sentimientos". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. 1996-11-19. Retrieved 2008-12-03. [dead link]
- ^ "Sentimientos". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "Charlie Zaa en la tierra del tango". La Nación (in Spanish). March 5, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Zaa en la tierra del tango". La Nación (in Spanish). March 5, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Charlie Zaa". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Charlie Zaa en la tierra del tango". La Nación (in Spanish). March 5, 1999. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Charlie Zaa – Sentimientos". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Plaza, Gabriel (29 June 1998). "Colombia ya tiene quien cante boleros". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2021.