Viento a Favor (Alejandro Fernández album)

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Viento A Favor
Viento A Favor cover
Studio album by Alejandro Fernández
Released June 26, 2007 (CD)
October 30, 2007 (CD/DVD)
Recorded 2007 at

Santito Studios
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Igloo Music Studios

(Los Angeles, California)
Genre Latin pop
Length 48:13
Label Sony BMG
Producer Aureo Baqueiro
Alejandro Fernández chronology
México - Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas
(2005)		 Viento A Favor (2007) 15 Años De Éxitos
(2007)
Viento A Favor (CD/DVD)
Cover for the Limited Edition
Cover for the Limited Edition

Viento A Favor is the fifteenth album recorded by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández.

Contents

[edit] Album Information

Was produced by Aureo Baqueiro and the singer works again with the composers: Gian Marco, Reyli Barba and Leonel García. And this time, he invites Fonseca and the other half of Sin Bandera, Noel Schajris. The release date was set on June 26, 2007. For the press conference to introduce the album to the media, the singer gathered all the people involved in Tequila, Jalisco, to talk about the tracks and the production[1].

[edit] Recording

The album was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Los Angeles, California. Alejandro Fernández chose the 11 tracks (since "Amor Gitano" was previously recorded with Beyonce), from 500 songs. Making the final cut the compositions from Gian Marco, Tres De Copas, Reyli Barba, Fonseca, Leonel and Noel (from the Mexican group Sin Bandera)[2].

[edit] Singles released

The video for the first single ("Te Voy A Perder") was shoot in Mexico City and Tampico, and directed by Simon Brand. On August 28, 2007 the video for the second single ("No Se Me Hace Facil") was shoot in Los Angeles, California and directed by Pablo Croce[3].

[edit] Track listing

  1. Te Voy A Perder (Aureo Baqueiro, Leonel García) - 4:10
  2. A Manos Llenas (Jaime Flores, Karen Juantorena) - 4:27
  3. Tanto Amar (Leonel García) - 4:14
  4. Amenaza De Lluvia (Raúl Ornelas) - 3:36
  5. Eres (Juan Fernando Fonseca) - 3:55
  6. No Se Me Hace Fácil (Gian Marco) - 3:45
  7. Estabas Ahi (Reyli Barba) - 4:21
  8. Sin Consideración (Leonel García) - 3:33
  9. Solitario Y Solo (Claudia Brant, Noel Schajris) - 4:23
  10. Sueño Contigo (Gian Marco) - 4:25
  11. Amor Gitano (Feat. Beyonce) (Reyli Barba, Jaime Flores, Beyoncé Knowles) - 3:50
  12. Cuando Estamos Juntos (Aureo Baqueiro) - 3:34

[edit] Chart Performance

The album debuted at #77 on the Billboard 200 chart, #2 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and #1 on Billboard Latin Pop Albums survey[4], on the July 14, 2007 issue[5]. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 16,295 copies in the US.[1].

[edit] Album

Chart 2007 Album Peak Certification Sales
Flag of Mexico Mexico[2] Viento A Favor 1[6] 2xPlatinum 200,000+[3]
Chart 2007 Album Peak Certification Sales
Flag of the United States United States [4] Viento A Favor 2[7]
Chart 2007 Album Peak Certification Sales
Flag of Spain Spain[5] Viento A Favor 2[8] Gold 38.000+[6]

[edit] Singles

Year Chart Track Peak Weeks on Chart
2007 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Te Voy A Perder 2 [9] 36
2007 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Te Voy A Perder 9 [10] 20
2007 Mexico Los 40.com.mx Te Voy A Perder 1 [11]
2007 Mexico Mexico Top 100 Te Voy A Perder 3 [12]
2007 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay No Se Me Hace Facil 6 [13] 12
2007 Billboard Hot Latin Songs No Se Me Hace Facil 17 [14] 11

[edit] References

  1. ^ Billboard Top 200
  2. ^ Mexican Album Chart
  3. ^ Alejandro Fernández logra Disco de Oro y Platino
  4. ^ Billboard.com - Charts - Albums - Top Latin Albums
  5. ^ Spain Album Chart
  6. ^ Alejandro Fernández Alcanza El Disco De Oro En España Y Arranca El Tour Mundial Viento A Favor En Estados Unidos Guia Cultural Y Ocio De Malaga Y Provincia
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