Raíces (Los Tigres del Norte album)

Raíces
Studio album by Los Tigres del Norte
Released May 4, 2008
Recorded 2007 - 2008
Genre Norteño, Corrido
Label Fonovisa
Los Tigres del Norte chronology

Detalles y Emociones
(2007)		 Raíces
(2008)		 La Granja
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Raíces ("Roots") is a cover album released by Mexican group Los Tigres del Norte on May 4, 2008. This album became their sixth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. It won the Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album at the Grammy Awards of 2009.[2]

Tracklisting

The information from Billboard.[3]

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "El Rey"  José Alfredo Jiménez 2:23
2. "Rumbo al Sur"  Felipe Valdés Leal, Ramón Ortega Contreras 3:30
3. "El Hijo del Pueblo"  Jiménez 3:04
4. "El Golpe Traidor"  Manuel Valdez 3:04
5. "No Volveré"  Manuel Esperón, Ernesto Cortázar 3:21
6. "Mi Gusto Es"  Samuel Lozano 3:39
7. "Sangre Caliente"  Abelardo Pulido 3:43
8. "Cien Años"  Rubén Fuentes, Alberto Cervantes 3:42
9. "Tu Recuerdo y Yo"  Jiménez 3:06
10. "Sin Ti"  Pepe Guízar 3:17
11. "No Me Amenaces"  Jiménez 2:31
12. "Tonta (Tonto)"  Armento Fierro 3:21

Personnel

The information from Allmusic.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (2008)[5][6] Peak
position
México AMPROFON Albums Chart 32
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums 1
US Billboard 200 68
Preceded by
Te Quiero by Flex		 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
March 22, 2008 		Succeeded by
Te Quiero by Flex

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Grammy Nominations". Grammy. The Recording Academy. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  3. ↑ "Raíces". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Raíces - Credits". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  5. ↑ "Raíces". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  6. ↑ "Raíces". Mexican Charts. Les Charts. Retrieved 2008-11-05.