Evolución (Menudo album)

Evolución is Menudo's 16th album (14th in Spanish). This album features new member Ricky Martin. Ricky Martin replaced Ricky Meléndez, the last member to exit from the original line-up. Ricky Meléndez was nearing his 17th birthday when it was decided who was going to be his replacement. Ricky Martin wasn't their first choice. Tico Torres was the name of the kid that was already traveling with the group and being introduced as the new member of the group, but for unknown reasons it was decided to give Ricky Martin the position. This is also the last album Ray Reyes recorded as a member of the group. It received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.[1] Ricky Martin sings lead vocal on "Rayo De Luna", one of the group's most popular songs of the era.

Evolución
Studio album by
Menudo
ReleasedAugust 25, 1984
GenreLatin pop
Length35:43
LabelRCA Records
Menudo chronology
Mania
(1984)		 Evolución
(1984)		 Menudo
(1985)

In Brazil, where the group was very successful (their previous album Mania which sold over 1 million copies in the country)[2] the album had advanced orders of 700,000 copies.[3] The single "If You're Not Here" sold 270,000 in Brazil.[4]

Track listing
  1. Sabes A Chocolate [4:13] - Singer: Robby Rosa
  2. Yo No Fui [3:31] - Singer: Ray Reyes
  3. Yo Seré Tu Bailarín [2:59] - Singer: Charlie Massó
  4. Parque Del Oeste [3:51] - Singer: Robby Rosa
  5. Amor Primero [3:22] - Singer: Charlie Massó
  6. Agua De Limón [4:12] - Singer: Charlie Massó
  7. No Hay Reflexión [2:59] - Singer: Roy Rosselló
  8. Persecución [3:10] - Singer: Ray Reyes
  9. Rayo De Luna [3:42] - Singer: Ricky Martin
  10. Me Gusta Esa Chica [3:44] - Singer: Robby Rosa

References
  1. "Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences nominees for Grammy..." United Press International. January 10, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. Fernandez, Enrique (23 March 1985). "Billboard - Latin Notes". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 58–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. Filho, Renato Cesar (March 13, 1985). "Ainda a febre menudomaniaca". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese): 25. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. Lage, Miriam (October 19, 1984). "Menudo: TV mostra hoje especial dos sucessos". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese): 1. Retrieved October 16, 2020.


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