El día que me quieras (song)

El día que me quieras (English: The day that you love me) is a song composed by Carlos Gardel, an Argentinian singer-musician, with text by Alfredo Le Pera. It became a heavily recorded tango standard, even by artists outside of the realm of tango.

Luis Miguel version

"El día que me quieras"
Single by Luis Miguel
from the album Segundo Romance
Released 1994
Format Airplay, Promo single
Recorded 1994
Genre Latin
Length 3:58
Label WEA
Writer(s) Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pedra
Producer Juan Carlos Calderón
Luis Miguel singles chronology
"Tu y Yo"
(1994)
"El Dia Que Me Quieras"
(1994)
"La Media Vuelta"
(1994)

Mexican singer Luis Miguel recorded a cover version of the song, his Grammy Award-winning album Segundo Romance, in 1994. This single peaked at number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1994, one of the two songs with along with La Media Vuelta from the album to do so.[1]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 1

Other recordings of the song

The song has been recorded by many other artists, including a piano version by Michel Camilo and Tomatito in their album "Spain Again". there is also a version by argentine singer Andres Calamaro.

Year Performer Album
2007 Jerry Rivera Caribe Gardel[2]
Preceded by
"Pero Que Necesidad" by Juan Gabriel
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single
(Luis Miguel version)

September 24, 1994 - October 15, 1994
Succeeded by
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" by Selena

References

  1. ^ "Luis Miguel - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p40380. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 
  2. ^ ""Caribe Gardel": Overview". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1206090. Retrieved 2010-06-24.