La Llave de Mi Corazón

La Llave de Mi Corazón
Studio album by Juan Luis Guerra
Released March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20)
October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02) (Special Edition)
Recorded 2006-2007
Studio Circle House Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Chocolab Midi Studios
JLG Studios
(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Genre Merengue · salsa · bachata
Length 44:53
Label EMI Televisa Music
Producer Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra chronology
Para Tí
(2004)Para Tí2004		 La Llave de mi Corazón
(2007)		 A Son de Guerra
(2010)A Son de Guerra2010
Singles from La Llave de Mi Corazón
  1. "La Llave de Mi Corazón"
    Released: January 22, 2007 (2007-01-22)
  2. "Qué Me Des Tu Cariño"
    Released: May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07)
  3. "La Travesía"
    Released: August 13, 2007 (2007-08-13)
  4. "Cómo Yo"
    Released: January 14, 2008 (2008-01-14)
  5. "Sólo Tengo Ojos Para Tí"
    Released: March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
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La Llave de Mi Corazón is a studio album recorded by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, It was released by EMI Televisa Music on March 20, 2007 (see 2007 in music). It peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200. A special edition of the album was released on October 2, 2007. In 2007, the album won six Latin Grammy Awards. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008.

Track listing

All songs written by Juan Luis Guerra.

  1. "Medicine for My Soul" — 3:16
  2. "La Travesía" — 3:25
  3. "Te Contarán" — 4:05
  4. "Que Me Des Tu Cariño" — 3:28
  5. "Cómo Yo" — 3:25
  6. "Si Tú No Bailas Conmigo" — 2:42
  7. "Sólo Tengo Ojos Para Tí" — 3:20
  8. "Amores" — 3:25
  9. "Cancioncita de Amor" — 3:48
  10. "Sabia Manera" — 3:56
  11. "La Llave de Mi Corazón" — 3:15
  12. "Something Good" (featuring Chiara Civello)— 4:03
Bonus Tracks
  1. "A La Vera" — 2:50 (Standard edition bonus track)
  2. "Medicine For My Soul" (featuring Taboo from The Black Eyed Peas) (Special edition bonus track)
  3. "La Llave De Mi Corazón" (Portuguese edition of the album)

Singles

#SinglesDateNote(s)
1."La Llave de Mi Corazón"January 22, 2007Chart positions:
U.S. Hot Latin Tracks: #1
U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #2
U.S. Regional Mexican Airplay: #33
U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1
U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1
2."Que Me Des Tu Cariño"May 7, 2007Chart positions:
U.S. Hot Latin Tracks: #2[1]
U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #2
U.S. Latin Tropical Tracks: #1
3."La Travesía"August 13, 2007Chart positions:
U.S. Latin Tracks: #3
U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #3
U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1
4."Cómo Yo"January 14, 2008Chart positions:
U.S. Latin Tracks: #21
U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #19
U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #10

Chart performance

Chart (2007)[2][3] Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart 77
Mexico AMPROFON Albums Chart 63
Spain PROMUSICAE Albums Chart 12
U.S. Billboard 200 77
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums 1

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] Platinum 40,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] Gold 40,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

On November 8, 2007 the album won 6 Latin Grammy Awards:

Grammy Awards

The Album won a Grammy at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008.[6]

  • Best Tropical Latin Album: "La Llave de mi Corazón"

Credits and personnel

Performance Credits

  • Juan Luis Guerra — Primary Artist, Guitar, Coros
  • Ed Calle — Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Prodigio — Accordion
  • Janina Rosado — Piano, Keyboards, Melodica, Bandoneon, Coros
  • Adalgisa Pantaleon — Coros
  • Roger Zayas — Coros
  • Jose Flete — Trombone
  • Sandy Gabriel — Tenor Saxophone
  • Rafael "Rafo" German — Guira
  • Luis del Rosario — Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Luisa Payan — Steel Guitar
  • Rodheb Santos — Trumpet
  • Ramses Colón — Acoustic Bass
  • Chiara Civello — Guest Appearance
  • Jeremías King — Bajo Sexto
  • Abednego De Los Santos — Bajo Sexto
  • Juan "Chocolate" De La Cruz — Bongos, Conga, Maracas, Timbales, Tamboura, Guiro
  • Ezequiel Francisco — Drums

Technical Credits

  • Juan Luis Guerra — Arranger, Producer
  • Recording/Mix Engineers-Ronnie Torres-Luis Mansilla-Allan Leschhorn
  • Adam Ayan — Mastering

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hot Latin Songs. Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). Retrieved on 25 February 2009
  2. ↑ "La Llave de Mi Corazón". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  3. ↑ "La Llave de Mi Corazón". Mexican Charts. Les Charts. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  4. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Juan Luis GUerra – La Llave de Mi Corazon". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  5. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Juan Luis Guerra – La Llave de Mi Corazon" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select album under "Chart", enter the certification year in the field "Year". Select the certification month in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".
  6. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1026984
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