Tango (Julio Iglesias album)

Tango
Studio album by Julio Iglesias
Released November 19, 1996
Genre Pop Latino, Tango
Length 33:55
Label Columbia
Julio Iglesias chronology
La Carretera
(1995)		 Tango
(1996)		 My Life: The Greatest Hits
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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Tango is the title of a studio album released by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias on November 19, 1996. This album became his first number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and the recipient of a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.[2]

Julio went on to win a World Music Award for Tango in the summer of 1996 when he was up against Luis Miguel and son Enrique.

Contents

Tracklisting

The information from Billboard.[3]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "La Cumparsita"   Enrique Pedro Maroni, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Pascual Contursi 2:33
2. "El Día Que Me Quieras"   Carlos Gardel, Alfredo LePera 3:00
3. "A Media Luz"   Carlos Cesar Lenzi, Edgardo Donato 2:41
4. "Volver"   Gardel, LePera 3:33
5. "Yira, Yira"   Enrique Santos Discépolo 2:42
6. "Mano a Mano"   Gardel, Esteban Celedonio Flores, José Razzano 2:48
7. "El Choclo"   Carlos Catan, Santos, Angel Villoldo 2:47
8. "Adiós, Pampa Mía!"   Mariano Mores, Francisco Canaro, Ivo Pelay 3:06
9. "Cambalache"   Santos 2:49
10. "¡Uno...!"   Mores, Discépolo 2:51
11. "Caminito"   Juan de Dios Filiberto, Gabino Coria Peñaloza 2:26
12. "Mi Buenos Aires Querido"   Gardel, LePera 2:39

Chart performance

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Album Chart[4] 16
Austria Album Chart[4] 49
Belgium Album Chart (Flanders)[4] 10
Belgium Album Chart (Wallonia)[4] 14
Dutch Album Charts[4] 16
French Album Chart[4] 5
Norwegian Album Chart[4] 37
New Zealand Album Chart[4] 21
Sweden Album Chart[4] 13
Swiss Album Chart[4] 28
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[5] 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums[5] 1
US Billboard 200[5] 84

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[6] 4× Platinum 240,000x
Australia (ARIA)[7] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[9] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[10] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Gold 25,000x
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 6× Platinum (Latin) 600,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[13] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tango (Julio Iglesias album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  2. ^ "Latin Pop Performance". Rock On The Net. http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/grammys.htm. Retrieved 1998-02-25. 
  3. ^ "Tango". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. 1996-11-19. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?aid=193807&pid=12340. Retrieved 2008-11-14. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tango". Les Charts. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Julio+Iglesias&titel=Tango&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-14. 
  5. ^ a b c Tango (Julio Iglesias album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  6. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Tango". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Julio+Iglesias&album=Tango&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1998.htm. 
  8. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Tango". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Tango&sa=Julio+Iglesias&smt=0. 
  9. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Tango" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235266. 
  10. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. 
  11. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Julio Iglesias; 'Tango')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Julio+Iglesias+Tango. 
  12. ^ a b "American album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Tango". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Tango%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  13. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1997". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1997.html. Retrieved 2011-07-03.