El Regreso de los Reyes (English: The Return of the Kings) is the debut studio album by Mexican-American cumbia group Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes. It was released on August 14, 2007 by Warner Music Latina. The royal edition (Spanish: edición real) was released on September 16, 2008. It has all the songs from the standard edition except for "Roses". It includes two remixes for "Muévelo" and two remixes for "Si Pudiera". It came with a DVD that includes the music videos for "Muévelo", "Serenata (Estrellita Mía)", "Muchacha Triste", and "Yo Seré". The album reached #130 on the United States Billboard 200 chart, and #3 on the United States Billboard Latin chart.[1][2]
| El Regreso de los Reyes | ||||
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| Released | August 14, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Cumbia | |||
| Length | 50:55 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Latina | |||
| Producer | Cruz Martínez | |||
| Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes chronology | ||||
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| Singles from El Regreso de los Reyes | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Muévelo" | Cruz Martínez, Jimmy Gómez, Marcos Sifuentes, Tony Butler, Byron Smith, Garfield Baker | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Oye Mi Amor" (featuring Magic Juan) | Cruz Martínez, Magic Juan, Abel Talamantez | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Nada Nos Va a Separar" | Claudia Brant, Andrew Thomas | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Serenata (Estrellita Mía)" | Cruz Martínez, Alicia Villarreal | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Mírame (No Controles)" | Cruz Martínez, Abel Talamantez, Marcos Sifuentes, Fernando Domínguez | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Si Pudiera" | Cruz Martínez, Obie Bermúdez | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Interlude – Yo Seré" | 0:22 | |
| 8. | "Yo Seré" (featuring Slim, Megga, Pryme Status and Big Metra) | Cruz Martinez, Abel Talamantez, Pryme Status, Fernando Domínguez | 4:07 |
| 9. | "El Rey" (featuring Megga, Menor and Big Metra) | José Alfredo Jiménez | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Outro – You Gonna Lose" | 0:56 | |
| 11. | "Muchacha Triste" (featuring Dax "El Coyote") | Luis Alva | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Roses" | Fernando Domínguez, Eric Harper | 4:16 |
| 13. | "La Neta" (featuring Zion) | Cruz Martínez, Félix Ortiz, Frank Pangelinan | 3:31 |
| 14. | "Quédate Más (I Want You Back)" | Berry Gordy Jr., Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonzo Mizell | 3:27 |
| 15. | "Perfect Girl" (featuring Frankie J and Damon Reel) | Cruz Martínez, Frankie J. Bautista, Brian Stone | 3:29 |
| 16. | "Outro – Give It Up Bud" | 1:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Muévelo" | Cruz Martínez, Jimmy Gómez, Marcos Sifuentes, Tony Butler, Byron Smith, Garfield Baker | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Oye Mi Amor" (featuring Magic Juan) | Cruz Martínez, Magic Juan, Abel Talamantez | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Nada Nos Va a Separar" | Claudia Brant, Andrew Thomas | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Serenata (Estrellita Mía)" | Cruz Martínez, Alicia Villarreal | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Mírame (No Controles)" | Cruz Martínez, Abel Talamantez, Marcos Sifuentes, Fernando Domínguez | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Si Pudiera" | Cruz Martínez, Obie Bermúdez | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Interlude – Yo Seré" | 0:22 | |
| 8. | "Yo Seré" (featuring Slim, Megga, Pryme Status and Big Metra) | Cruz Martínez, Abel Talamantez, Pryme Status, Fernando Domínguez | 4:07 |
| 9. | "El Rey" (featuring Megga, Menor and Big Metra) | José Alfredo Jiménez | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Outro – You Gonna Lose" | 0:56 | |
| 11. | "Muchacha Triste" (featuring Dax "El Coyote") | Luis Alva | 3:26 |
| 12. | "La Neta" (featuring Zion) | Cruz Martínez, Félix Ortiz, Frank Pangelinan | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Quédate Más (I Want You Back)" | Berry Gordy Jr., Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonzo Mizell | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Perfect Girl" (featuring Frankie J and Damon Reel) | Cruz Martínez, Frankie J. Bautista, Brian Stone | 3:29 |
| 15. | "Outro – Give It Up Bud" | 1:31 | |
| 16. | "Muévelo (Banda Remix)" | Cruz Martínez, Jimmy Gómez, Marcos Sifuentes, Tony Butler, Byron Smith, Garfield Baker | 3:15 |
| 17. | "Muévelo (Reggaeton Remix)" | Cruz Martínez, Jimmy Gómez, Marcos Sifuentes, Tony Butler, Byron Smith, Garfield Baker | 3:48 |
| 18. | "Si Pudiera (Pop Version)" | Cruz Martínez, Obie Bermúdez | 3:20 |
| 19. | "Si Pudiera (Bachata Version)" | Cruz Martínez, Obie Bermúdez | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Muévelo" | Cruz Martínez, Jimmy Gómez, Marcos Sifuentes, Tony Butler, Byron Smith, Garfield Baker | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Serenata (Estrellita Mía)" | Cruz Martínez, Alicia Villarreal | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Muchacha Triste" | Luis Alva | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Yo Seré" | Cruz Martínez, Abel Talamantez, Pryme Status, Fernando Domínguez | 4:07 |
Personnel
edit- Los Super Reyes
- Cruz Martínez – keyboards, backing vocals, composer, producer
- Fernando "Nando" Domínguez III – vocals
- Frankie "Pangie" Pangelinan, Jr. – vocals
- Abel Talamántez – vocals
- Joseph "Jo Joe" Alicea López – vocals
- Anthony "Nino B" López – backing vocals, dancer
- Juan Jesús "JP" Peña – backing vocals, dancer
- Ricardo "Megga" Velásquez – vocals
- Kelvin "Menor" Ramos – vocals
- Roy "Slim" Ramírez – percussion
- Alex Ramírez – keyboards
- Reynold Martínez – guitar
- Francisco "Pancho" García – bass guitar
- Robert "Robbie" Del Moral – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 130 |
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums[4] | 3 |
| US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums[5] | 1 |
Sales and certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Mexico (AMPROFON)[6] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum (Latin) | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes - El Regreso de los Reyes Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard.[dead link]
- ^ "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Latin Albums". Billboard. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016.
- ^ "Mexican Music: Top Mexican Albums Chart". Billboard. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and El Regreso de los Reyes in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "American album certifications – Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes – El Regreso de los Reyes". Recording Industry Association of America.