Mi destino

Mi destino
Studio album by Lucero
Released 21 July 2000 (Mexico)
Recorded 1999-2000
Genre Pop, Romantic Ballad
Label Sony
Producer Jimmy Greco, Ray Contreras, Ric Wake, Rafael Pérez-Botija, Ricardo "Eddy" Martínez and Jean B. Smit
Lucero chronology
Un Lucero En La México
(1999)		 Mi destino
(2000)		 Un Nuevo Amor
(2002)
Singles from Mi destino
  1. "Mi destino eres tú"
  2. "No puedo más"
  3. "Nadie me quiere como tú"
  4. "Cada latido"

Mi destino (Eng.: My Destiny) is the fifteenth album from Mexican pop music singer and actress Lucero. It was released in 2000.

On this album is the second time in Lucero's career that she writes her own material, as she did the Spanish version of the first single "Mi destino eres tú" (My Destiny Is You), and eventually the song went to #1 in Mexico powered by the telenovela of the same name, starring the singer herself, Jorge Salinas and Jaime Camil. She also did some lyrics for the track "Arde" (Burn) and did the Spanish version of "Vamos a cantar" (Everything is Right...) which was the official song of the 2000 Mexican Teletón.

Is the first time that more than two producers work on a single album of the artist. On this project the singer also includes two songs completely sung in English and according to the album's booklet: "in a New York english pronunciation". Rafael Pérez-Botija worked again with Lucero, this time with five tracks (written and produced by him). Ric Wake produced "Tuya" (Yours), "Mi destino eres tú", "Nadie me quiere como tú" and "Vamos a Cantar".

Jean B. Smit did "Llegarás" (You'll Come), which was supposed to be the first single for the album, since the telenovela that Lucero was going to shoot had this name initially, but since the title of the soap opera was change to "Mi destino eres tú" the track was not released.

"No puedo más" (English and Spanish versions) were produced by the team Jimmy Greco and Ray Contreras (Jimmyray Productions). Ricardo "Eddy" Martínez worked as producer on "Arde".

"Nadie me quiere como tú" (Nobody Loves Me Like You), "No puedo más" (Can't Take it Anymore) and "Cada latido" (Each Heartbeat) also were released as singles.

This album was the first studio album recorded by Lucero on her new label at the time Sony and the sales eventually reached gold status in Mexico (100,000 copies sold)[1].

Contents

Reviews

The album received generally positive reviews when it was released, for example Drago Bonacich from AllMusic.com highlighted her work with Rick Wake, Rafael Perez Botija, Jimmy Greco, and Ray Contreras; besides he pointed out the Spanish versions of several songs in the album, where Tuya was the stand-out track of the album receiving an AMG Pick Track. On his review he said the songs are "supported by well-balanced arrangements".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

The album is composed by 14 songs, all of them were arranged by different composers.

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "No puedo más (Don't waste my time)"   Ray Contreras,Jimmy Greco, Andy Varga, Manny Benito 4:01
2. "Tuya (Do you wanna be mine)"   Steve Skinner, Arnie Roman, Karla Aponte 3:50
3. "Mi destino eres tú (Quiero Amor) (From you)"   Jim Daddario, Will Robinson, Aaron Saint, Lucero 3:00
4. "Cada latido"   Rafael Pérez Botija 3:58
5. "Arde"   Roberto Amaro, Lucero, Jean B. Smit 3:26
6. "Prisionera"   R. Pérez Botija 4:21
7. "Nadie me quiere como tú (Everything)"   Denise Rich, Andy Marvel, Peter Zizzo, Giselle D'Cole, Alejandro Lerner 4:36
8. "Llegarás"   Mario Santos, Juan Carlos Paz y Puente, Roberto Figueroa 3:27
9. "Mátame"   R. Pérez Botija 4:58
10. "Dejar de querer"   R. Pérez Botija 5:19
11. "Cerca de ti"   J. Daddario, W. Robinson, A. Saint 3:00
12. "Bailar"   R. Pérez Botija 4:51
13. "Vamos a cantar (Everything is Right...)"   Arnie Roman, Russ DeSalvo, Lucero 3:26
14. "Don't waste my time"   R. Contreras,J. Greco, A. Varga, M. Benito 4:01

Singles

# Title Mexico Argentina Costa Rica Colombia Chile Peru Nicaragua Venezuela
1. "Mi destino eres tú" 1 9 2 8 1 10 1 15
2. "No puedo más" 15 25 10 10 9 8 1 14
3. "Nadie me quiere como tú" 6 23 11 10 5 15 10 32
4. "Cada latido" 20 31 15 n/a n/a 15 9 n/a

Personnel

References

  1. ^ AMPROFON http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=lucero&titulo=&disquera=&certificacion=todas&anio=todos&categoria=todas&Submitted=Buscar&item=menuCert&contenido=buscar (Spanish)
  2. ^ Bonacich, Drago (2011-04-12). "Mi destino". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mi-destino-r496183. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
Lucero
Studio albums
Te Prometo (1982) · Con Tan Pocos Años (1984) · Fuego y Ternura (1985) · Un Pedacito De Mí (1986) · Lucerito (1988) · Cuéntame (1989) · Sólo Pienso En Ti (1991) · Lucero (1993) · Siempre Contigo (1994) · Piel de Ángel (1997) · Mi Destino (2000) · Quiéreme Tal Como Soy (2006) · Indispensable (2010)

Con Mi Sentimiento (1990) · Lucero De México (1992) · Cariño De Mis Cariños (1994) · Cerca de Ti (1998) · Un Nuevo Amor (2002) · Cuando Sale Un Lucero (2004) · Mi Secreto de Amor (2011)
Live albums
Special singles
Soundtracks, EPs