Libre (Jennifer Peña album)
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| Released | June 11, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001-2002 | |||
| Studio | Dobberman Records Mora-Arriaga Recording Studio North Bay Recording Studios South Beach Audio Studio G Santander Studio Olde Bear Music Recording Studio The Playroom Recording Studio (Miami Beach, Florida) The Backroom (Glendale, California) | |||
| Genre | Latin pop · Regional Mexican | |||
| Length | 57:33 | |||
| Label | Univision Records | |||
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Libre is the fifth studio album recorded by Mexican-American singer Jennifer Peña. It was released by Univision Records on June 11, 2002 (see 2002 in music), Libre debuted on Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart at #2 with a 17 track listing of which spawned several top ten hits including "Vamos al Mundial", which was selected by the U.S Hispanic network Univisión as the official song of the 2002 World Cup Soccer tournament. Libre also includes the #1 Hot Latin Track "El Dolor de Tu Presencia" which spent eight weeks atop of the charts in the summer of 2002 along with "Entre el Delirio y la Locura". Recorderd in Miami Beach, Florida and Glendale, California it was executive produced by José Behar and included production by Rudy Pérez, Kike Santander, Gustavo Santander, Enrique Elizondo, José Luis Arroyave and José Gaviria. Libre was a crossover album for Peña, who has spent the first phase of her career recording Tejano music. Libre re-introduced Jennifer as a pop singer with romantic ballads, dance songs that were far more mainstream than anything she had recorded before. Libre became one of the most successful Latin albums of 2002 selling over 500,000 units certified multi-Platinum by the RIAA. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Dolor de Tu Presencia" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Corazón Banbdido" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Prefiero Irme Enamorada" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Apapachandonos" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Entre El Delirio y La Locura" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Qué Me Ames Mas" | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Tu Me Completas" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Como Te Cae" | 2:48 |
| 9. | "A Fuego Lento" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Enseñame" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "El Dolor de Tu Presencia" | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Prefiero Irme Enamorada" | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Entre El Dilirio y La Locura" | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Entre El Dilirio y La Locura" | 3:58 |
| 15. | "Tu Me Completas" | 3:14 |
| 16. | "A Fuego Lento" | 4:07 |
| 17. | "Vamos Al Mundial" | 5:49 |
Singles[]
- "Vamos Al Mundial" (2002) FIFA World Cup Song (PROMO)
- "El Dolor De Tu Presencia" (2002/2003) Hot Latin Tracks # 1 for 8 Weeks
- "Entre El Delirio y La Locura" (2002) Hot Latin Tracks # 6
- "A Fuego Lento" (2003) Hot Latin Tracks # 21
Personnel[]
- Levi Mora Arriaga – keyboards
- Meredith Mora Arriaga – guitar
- José Luis Arroyave – arranger, engineer, keyboards, producer, programming
- José Behar – executive producer
- Nelson Cano – vocals
- Vicky Echeverri – vocals
- Enrique Elizondo – engineer, producer
- Joaquin Pérez Fernández – engineer
- Jonathon Fuzessy – vocal coordinator, vocals
- Claudia García – vocals
- Iker Gastaminza – mixing
- José Gaviria – arranger, engineer, keyboards, producer, programming
- Beppe Gemelli – keyboards, programming
- Piero Gemelli – guitar
- Gabby Giannelli – art coordinator
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Julio Hernández – bass
- Paul Hoyle – arranger, keyboards, programming
- Erick Labson – mastering
- David López – assistant engineer
- Manny López – guitar
- Alfredo Matheus – mixing
- Sergio Minski – production coordination
- David Mora-arriaga – Bass
- Joel Numa – engineer, mixing
- José Luis Pagán – arranger, keyboards, programming
- Mario Patiño – production coordination
- Jennifer Peña – vocals
- Betsy Pérez – production coordination
- Rudy Pérez – arranger, director, guitar, producer, vocals
- – keyboards, programming
- Catalina Rodríguez – vocals
- Barry Rosen – photography
- Arturo Salas – arranger
- Manuel Sánchez – mixing
- Kike Santander – producer
- Andrés Felipe Silva – executive director
- Ramiro Terán – arranger, keyboards, programming, vocal coordinator, vocals
- Fernando Tobón – bass, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric)
- Juan José Virviescas – engineer
- Dan Warner – guitar
- Bruce Weeden – engineer, mixing
Sales and certifications[]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[1] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[]
- "Jennifer Peña Libre". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- 2002 albums
- Jennifer Peña albums
- Spanish-language albums
- Univision Records albums
- Albums produced by Rudy Pérez
- Albums produced by Kike Santander