Para Ti

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Para Ti
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Studio album by
Juan Luis Guerra
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded2003-2004
StudioHit Factory
(Miami, Fl), JLG Estudio "En Kiu"
(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
GenreMerengue, Christian, Salsa
Length42:19
Label
Juan Luis Guerra chronology
Colección Romantica
(2000) 		Para Ti
(2004) 		La Llave de mi Corazón
(2007)
Singles from Para Ti
  1. "Para Ti"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Las Avispas"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Los Dinteles"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[1]

Para Ti (For You) is Juan Luis Guerra's ninth album. His lyrics in this album no longer involve his culture or nationality, and involves his religious faith more, with songs like "Las Avispas" and "Mi padre me Ama". Despite this change, the style of music he performs is still Merengue music, and he is still part of the same group, 440. The Album explored music genre such as gospel and ballads to the salsa, bachata and merengue.[2]

It sold 98,000 copies worldwide in just two days of been released. In the United States, the Album debuted number 2 on Billboard Top Latin Album and become his album to debut insade the Billboard 200 at number 110 and certified triple platinum by RIAA (Latin Field) for 300,000 shippents in the United States. It sold half a million copies worldwide. It received positive review and two awards at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) and Best Tropical Song for "Las Avispas".[3]

To promote the Album, Guerra embarked on Tour 20 años, his first official tour ever since Areito Tour in 1993. The tour visited many countries such as United States, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Holland and closed with a sold-out concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[4][5][6]

Track listing[]

  1. "Soldado" - 3:55
  2. "Eres" - 3:26
  3. "Los Dinteles" - 3:38
  4. "Gloria" - 4:50
  5. "Mi Padre Me Ama" - 4:09
  6. "Las Avispas" - 3:18
  7. "Tan Sólo he Venido" - 4:10
  8. "" - 3:43
  9. "Extiende Tu Mano" - 4:13
  10. "Aleluya" - 2:26
  11. "Canción de Sanidad (Bonus Track) - 4:38

Charts[]

Weekly Charts[]

Chart (2004) Peak

Position

Argentina Albums Chart[7] 9
Dominican Republic Albums Chart[8] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[9] 41
US Billboard 200[10] 110
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[11] 2
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[13] 3
Venezuela Albums Chart 7

Sales and certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[14] Gold 20,000^
Colombia[15] Gold 10,000* 
Spain — 20,000[16]
United States (RIAA)[17] 3× Platinum (Latin) 300,000^
Venezuela (APFV)[18] Platinum 10,000* 
Summaries
Central America[19] Gold 10,000* 

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Para Ti at AllMusic
  2. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-10-09.pdf
  3. ^ Campo, Iban (2004-10-10). ""He encontrado la paz que necesitaba"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ "Europa recibe Tours 20 Años de JLG". www.diariolibre.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. ^ Cubeiro, Juan Carlos (2009-04-05). "El Talento de Juan Luis Guerra". HABLEMOS DE TECNO TALENTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/2005/2005-05-28-Billboard-Page-0034.pdf#search=%22juan%20luis%20guerra%20copies%20sold%22
  7. ^ "CAPIF - Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Música". archive.vn. 2008-07-09. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  8. ^ "Musicalia". web.archive.org. 2004-10-28. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  9. ^ http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/46-%C3%81lbumes-semana-46-2004.pdf
  10. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra 440 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  11. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra 440 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  12. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra 440 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  13. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra 440 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  14. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Juan Luis Guerra – Para Ti". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  15. ^ http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/2005/mayo/28/espectaculos10.html
  16. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra sorprende con un disco cristiano" (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Juan Luis Guerra – Para Ti". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ^ http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/2005/mayo/28/espectaculos10.html
  19. ^ http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/2005/mayo/28/espectaculos10.html

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