Vivir (album)

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Vivir (English: Live) is the second Spanish stusio album from Spanish latin pop singer Enrique Iglesias. This album was a successful release for the singer. The album includes three number-one singles on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks charts in United States: "Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo En Ti" and "Miente". In the United States, it was certified gold and platinum on May 6, 1997.[3] This album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the Grammy Awards on February 25, 1998, losing to Romances by Luis Miguel.[4] The album received a Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Pop Album of the Year" at the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards. To the date the album has sold a million copies in U.S and over 5 million copies worldwide. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)TranslationLength
1."Enamorado por primera vez"Enrique IglesiasIn Love for the First Time4:29
2."Al despertar"Enrique Iglesias, Roberto MoralesUpon Awakening4:16
3."Lluvia cae"Enrique Iglesias, Rafael Pérez-BotijaRainfall4:35
4."Tu vacío"Rafael Pérez-BotijaYour Emptiness3:58
5."Sólo en ti"Vince Clarke, Enrique IglesiasOnly You3:28
6."Miente"Rafael Pérez-BotijaLie3:36
7."Viviré y moriré"Enrique IglesiasI'll Live and I'll Die4:04
8."Volveré"Enrique Iglesias, Roberto MoralesI'll return4:38
9."El muro"Rafael Pérez-BotijaThe Wall4:15
10."Revolución"Chein García-AlonsoRevolution4:00

Chart performance

The album debuted in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart at number 1 in the week of February 15, 1997,[6] dethroning his own father Julio Iglesias with the album Tango, and spent eight weeks at pole position, until Selena's Dreaming of You took the number-one spot for two weeks. Enrique Iglesias with his debut album replaced Selena's album at number-one the year before. In the week of April 26, 1997 the album Vivir returned to the top spot for another three weeks at the summit. The album spent 15 non-consecutive weeks at pole position. The album spent 36 weeks inside the Top Ten and 69 weeks in the chart. The album has sold 5 million copies worldwide.

Chart (1997)/(1998) Peak
position
US Billboard Top 200 Albums[7] 33
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[8] 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums[9] 1

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[10] Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Musicians

See also

References

  1. ^ Vivir at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Vivir". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ ""Latin Pop Performance" on Rockonthenet.com". Retrieved February 25, 1998. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Lo Nuestro 1997 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. 1997. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  6. ^ ""Top Latin Albums" on Billboard.com". Retrieved February 15, 1997. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) [dead link]
  7. ^ ""The Billboard 200" on Billboard.com". Retrieved February 15, 1997. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) [dead link]
  8. ^ ""Top Latin Albums" on Billboard.com". Retrieved October 10, 1998. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) [dead link]
  9. ^ ""Latin Pop Albums" on Billboard.com". Retrieved March 1, 1997. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) [dead link]
  10. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Vivir" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
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