| Primera Fila | ||||||||||
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| Live album by Vicente Fernández | ||||||||||
| Released | November 18, 2008 (USA) December 2, 2008 (México) |
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| Genre | Mariachi | |||||||||
| Label | Sony Music Latin | |||||||||
| Producer | Gustavo Borner | |||||||||
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Primera Fila ("Front Row") is the title of a live album released by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández. This album is the 80th release for the performer, and became his third number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and the recipient of a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Mariachi Album.
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After the success of Para Siempre, releases this album, which includes his greatest hits recorded live, with the participation of 30 musicians, in the "Vicente Fernández Gómez Arena". This unplugged CD and DVD also contains four songs never recorded before by Fernández: "Bésame Mucho", "Amor Mío", "No Vuelvo a Amar" and "Gracias". According to the record label Sony BMG, this is a live performance dedicated to the families, to see it in high definition and to be close to the idol. Primera Fila is the 80th album by the singer.[2]
This album was released in three different formats, CD/DVD and DVD/CD, and also in "Blu-ray", this last format as a collectors item. It was recorded in a "anti-pirate" system and in High definition, and in a near future will be released on 3D, to give the best quality for the fans, according to Miguel Trujillo, CEO of Sony Music México.[2]
A day after its release, Primera Fila it sold 80,000 units in México, receiving a platinum certification.[2] In the United States, according to the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart it debuted at number one, replacing 5to Piso by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona.[3] On February 2009, this album was replaced by Para Siempre, Fernández' previous album, at the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, after seven consecutive weeks at number-one. The late Tex-Mex performer Selena was the only performer to achieve this feat, when Dreaming of You replaced her own Amor Prohibido at the top of the chart in 1995.[4]
The first single released from this album is "El Ultimo Beso", written by Joan Sebastian and first included on Para Siempre.[2] This song became the first number-one hit by Fernández in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and became the oldest performer to peak at number-one on this chart.[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "El Rey" | José Alfredo Jiménez | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Mujeres Divinas" | Martín Urieta | 3:03 |
| 3. | "La Diferencia" | Juan Gabriel | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Urge" | Urieta | 3:17 |
| 5. | "A Duras Penas" | Jorge Massias | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Me Voy a Quitar de En Medio" | Manuel Monterrosas | 3:19 |
| 7. | "La Ley del Monte" | José A. Espinoza "Ferrusquilla" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "No Vuelvo a Amar" | Alfonso Esparza | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Por un Amor" | Gilberto Parra | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Amor Mío" | Álvaro Carrillo | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Hermoso Cariño" | Fernando Maldonado | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Acá Entre Nos" | Martín Urieta | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Caminemos" | Alfredo Gil, Heriberto Martins | 3:19 |
| 3. | "A Pesar de Todo" | Nelson Ned | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Motivos" | Italo Piazzolante | 3:31 |
| 5. | "El Último Beso" | Joan Sebastian | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Bésame Mucho" | Consuelo Velázquez | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Para Siempre" | Sebastian | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Estos Celos" | Sebastian | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Cruz de Olvido" | Juan Zaizar | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Guadalajara" | Pepe Guizar | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Gracias" | Jiménez | 5:22 |
This information from Allmusic.[6]
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Sales and certifications
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| Preceded by 5to Piso by Ricardo Arjona |
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album December 20, 2008 – February 7, 2009 |
Succeeded by Para Siempre by Vicente Fernández |
| Preceded by No Molestar by Marco Antonio Solís |
U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Albums number-one album December 20, 2008 - February 7, 2009 |
Succeeded by Para Siempre by Vicente Fernández |
| Preceded by De Noche: Clásicos a Mi Manera by Alejandro Fernández De Noche: Clásicos a Mi Manera by Alejandro Fernández The Bossa Masters by various artists No Line on the Horizon by U2 Wisin & Yandel Presentan: La Mente Maestra by DJ Nesty featuring Wisin & Yandel Atrévete a Soñar by various artists |
Mexican Albums Chart number-one album January 19, 2009 - January 26, 2009 February 9, 2009 March 2, 2009 March 30, 2009 April 13, 2009 May 11, 2009 |
Succeeded by De Noche: Clásicos a Mi Manera by Alejandro Fernández De Noche: Clásicos a Mi Manera by Alejandro Fernández No Line on the Horizon by U2 Wisin & Yandel Presentan: La Mente Maestra by DJ Nesty featuring Wisin & Yandel Isa TKM by Soundtrack Atrévete a Soñar by various artists |