20 Años (Luis Miguel album)

20 años is the seventh studio album recorded by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, It was released by WEA Latina on May 18, 1990. The album was produced by Spanish singer-songwriter, composer and record producer Juan Carlos Calderón, who had worked on the two previous albums by Luis Miguel, and was a massive success across Latin-America, Spain, and with Hispanic listeners in the United States. Almost all the tracks of the album were played on the radio, but the songs officially issued as singles are "Tengo Todo Expecto A Tí", "Entrégate", "Amante del Amor", "Hoy el aire huele a ti", "Más allá de todo" and "Será que no me amas".
In 1991, the album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards and for Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year at the 3rd Lo Nuestro Awards.[2]

20 años
Cover to the standard edition of the album
Studio album by
Luis Miguel
ReleasedMay 18, 1990 (1990-05-18)
Recorded1989-1990
Sunset Sound Studios
(Hollywood, California)
GenreLatin pop
Length39:55
LabelWEA Latina
ProducerJuan Carlos Calderón
Luis Miguel chronology
Busca Una Mujer
(1988)		 20 años
(1990)		 Romance
(1991)
Alternative cover
Singles from 20 años
  1. "Tengo todo excepto a ti"
    Released: 1990 (1990)
  2. "Entrégate"
    Released: 1990 (1990)
  3. "Amante del amor"
    Released: 1990 (1990)
  4. "Hoy el aire huele a ti"
    Released: 1991 (1991)
  5. "Más allá de todo"
    Released: 1991 (1991)
  6. "Será que no me amas"
    Released: 1991 (1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

This album was the album that confirmed the success that Luis Miguel had reached with his last album Busca una mujer. The album broke the record in Mexico of most copies sold in one weekend (600,000 copies during the release weekend).

"Será que no me amas" had an "official choreography" that remains popular in Latin America to date.

Track listing
# Track Composer Time
1 Entrégate Juan Carlos Calderón 4:24
2 Oro de ley Juan Carlos Calderón/Luis Gómez Escolar 3:59
3 Tengo todo excepto a ti Juan Carlos Calderón 4:32
4 Será que no me amas (Blame It on the Boogie) Mick G. Jackson-Clark/Dave Jackson-Rich/Hans Kampschroer/Elmar Krohn/Thomas Meyer/Juan Carlos Calderón 4:07
5 Amante del amor Juan Carlos Calderón 3:22
6 Hoy el aire huele a ti Juan Carlos Calderón 3:45
7 Cuestión de piel Juan Carlos Calderón/Luis Gómez Escolar 4:25
8 Más allá de todo Juan Carlos Calderón 4:05
9 Alguien como tú (Somebody in Your Life) Diane Warren/R. Buchanan/Luis Ángel Marquez 4:19
10 Más Juan Carlos Calderón 3:11

Charts
Year Chart Track Peak
1990 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Entrégate 1
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Tengo todo excepto a ti 1
1991 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Amante del amor 4
Year Chart Peak
1990 Billboard Latin Pop Albums 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[3] 5× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] — 200,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] 2× Platinum 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel
  • Producer: Juan Carlos Calderón
  • Arrangements: Robbie Buchanan & Jerry Hey
  • Drums: John Robinson
  • Bass: Dennis Belfield & Neil Stubenhaus
  • Electric Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
  • Acoustic Guitar: Óscar Castro Neves
  • Piano, Synthesizers: Robbie Buchannan and Juan Carlos Calderón
  • Strings: Gina Krontasadt (String Section)
  • Brass: Jerry Hey (Brass Section)
  • Background vocals: Martika, Darlene Koldenhoven, Marlene Landin, K. C. Porter, Jose Pezullo, Dan Navarro y Clydene Jackson
  • Trumpet Solo on "Hoy el aire huele a ti": Herb Alpert
  • Sax Solo: Daniel Higgins
  • Computer Music Programming and Sound Design: Philip Cacayorin
  • General coordination: Ivy Skoff
  • Photography: Carlos Somonte
  • Mastering: Bernie Grundman
  • Recorded and mixed at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA
  • Mixing on "Será que no me amas", "Alguien como tú" and "Cuestión de piel" by: Brad Gilderman.

See also

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Lannert, John (May 24, 1991). "Hispanic Music Industry Salutes Its Best Wednesday". Sun-Sentinel. Tribune Company. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Argentinian album certifications – Luis Miguel – 20 Años". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  4. 20 Años which sold a reported 200,000 units in the U.S.
  5. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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