A Son de Guerra

Studio album by Juan Luis Guerra

Released

June 8, 2010

Recorded

2009-2010

Genre

Merengue, bachata, Tropical music

Label

Capitol Latin

Producer

Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra chronology

La Llave de Mi Corazón
(2007)

A Son de Guerra
(2010)

Colección Cristiana
(2012)

Singles from A Son de Guerra

"Bachata en Fukuoka"
Released: March 23, 2010
"Mi Bendición"
Released: June 8, 2010^[1]
"La Guagua"
Released: July 23, 2010^[2]
"La Calle (feat. Juanes)"
Released: September 2, 2010^[3]
"Lola's Mambo"
Released: 2011
"Apaga y Vámonos"
Released: June 2011

A Son de Guerra is the 11th studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and was released on June 8, 2010 by Capitol Latin. It won the 2010 Latin Grammy for Album of the Year. This was the second time he won the award for Album of the Year. This album features the collaboration of the hit Colombian singer Juanes performing the song La Calle.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, and while he felt that "there's nothing extravagant here", he stated that "every song is interesting from one standpoint or another." ^[4]

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

At the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2010, the album was awarded three awards:

Album of the Year
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Best Tropical Song: Bachata en Fukuoka

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Juan Luis Guerra.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Aparecen"	3:16
2.	"La Guagua"	3:23
3.	"Mi Bendición"	3:08
4.	"La Calle (featuring Juanes)"	3:34
5.	"Bachata en Fukuoka"	3:11
6.	"Apaga y Vámonos"	3:15
7.	"Son al Rey"	3:32
8.	"Cayo Arena"	3:24
9.	"Arregla los Papeles"	3:33
10.	"Lola's Mambo (featuring Chris Botti)"	3:00
11.	"Caribbean Blues"	3:35

Personnel

Adam Ayan – mastering
Patricio Bonilla – trombone
David Channing – engineer
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Juan De La Cruz – bongos, conga, maracas, Timbals, guiro
Abednego DeLos Santos – electric bass
Jose Fléte – trombone
Rafael "Rafo" German – guira
Juan Luis Guerra – producer, arrangements
Jeremías King – electric bass
Rafael Lazzaro – engineer
Allan Leschhorn – engineer
Luis Mansilla – engineer
Adalgisa Pantaleon – chorus
Apolinar Peralta – trombone
Juan Rizek – Chorus
Frank Rodriguez – assistant engineer
Janina Rosado – piano, producer, engineer, chorus, synth
Allen Sides – engineer
Ruben Toribio – electric bass
Carlos Torres – trombone
David Torres – mixing assistant
Ronnie Torres – engineer, mixing, mastering supervisor
Roger Zayas – chorus

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Mexican Albums Chart^[5]	16
Spanish Albums Chart^[6]	1
U.S. Billboard 200^[7]	52
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums^[7]	2
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Albums^[7]	1

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum (Latin)	100,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Juan Luis Guerra estrena la canción Mi bendición como primer single de su nuevo álbum A son de Guerra, que se publica el 8 de junio emimusic.es Retrieved August-30-2010.
↑ Estrena Juan Luis video dirigido por su hijo chetumail.com Retrieved August-30-2010.
↑ Estrena Juan Luis Guerra su nuevo sencillo "La Calle" elfinanciero.com.mx Retrieved September-03-2010.
1 2 A Son de Guerra – Review Allmusic
↑ "JUAN LUIS GUERRA Y 4.40 – A SON DE GUERRA (ALBUM)". AMPROFON.
↑ "JUAN LUIS GUERRA Y 4.40 – A SON DE GUERRA (ALBUM)". PROMUSICAE.
1 2 3 "Son de Guerra". Billboard.
↑ "American album certifications – Juan Luis Guerra – ASONDEGUERRA". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH

Juan Luis Guerra

Studio albums	Soplando (1984) Mudanza y Acarreo (1985) Mientras Más Lo Pienso...Tú (1987) Ojalá Que Llueva Café (1989) Bachata Rosa (1990) Areíto (1992) Fogaraté (1994) Ni es lo mismo ni es igual (1998) Para Ti (2004) La Llave de Mi Corazón (2007) A Son de Guerra (2010) Todo Tiene Su Hora (2014)

Compilations	Colección Romantica (2001)

Singles	"Mi PC" "Palomita Blanca" "El Niágara en Bicicleta" "La llave de mi corazón" "Bachata en Fukuoka" "La Calle" "Tus Besos"

Guest singles	"Bendita tu luz" "Cuando Me Enamoro"

Related	Discography

Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year

2000s	Amarte Es un Placer – Luis Miguel (2000) El Alma al Aire – Alejandro Sanz (2001) Alejandro Sanz MTV Unplugged – Alejandro Sanz (2002) Un Día Normal – Juanes (2003) No Es Lo Mismo – Alejandro Sanz (2004) Cantando Histórias – Ivan Lins (2005) Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 – Shakira (2006) La Llave de Mi Corazón – Juan Luis Guerra (2007) La Vida... Es un Ratico – Juanes (2008) Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo – Calle 13 (2009)

2010s	A Son de Guerra – Juan Luis Guerra (2010) Entren Los Que Quieran – Calle 13 (2011) Juanes MTV Unplugged – Juanes (2012) Vida – Draco Rosa (2013) Canción Andaluza – Paco de Lucía (2014) Todo Tiene Su Hora – Juan Luis Guerra (2015)

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