La Llave de Mi Corazón
La Llave de Mi Corazón is a studio album recorded by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, It was released by EMI Televisa Music on March 20, 2007 (see 2007 in music). It peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200. A special edition of the album was released on October 2, 2007. In 2007, the album won six Latin Grammy Awards. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008. The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe a sold more than half a million worldwide including, more than 100,000 copies in Spain,[1] 167,000 copies in the United States[2] and 200,000 copies in Argentina.[3]
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Released | March 20, 2007 October 2, 2007 (Special Edition) | |||
Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
Studio | Circle House Studios (Miami, Florida) Chocolab Midi Studios JLG Studios (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) | |||
Genre | Merengue · salsa · bachata | |||
Length | 44:53 | |||
Label | EMI Televisa Music | |||
Producer | Juan Luis Guerra | |||
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Singles from La Llave de Mi Corazón | ||||
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Track listing
All songs written by Juan Luis Guerra.
- "Medicine for My Soul" – 3:16
- "La Travesía" – 3:25
- "Te Contarán" – 4:05
- "Que Me Des Tu Cariño" – 3:28
- "Cómo Yo" – 3:25
- "Si Tú No Bailas Conmigo" – 2:42
- "Sólo Tengo Ojos Para Tí" – 3:20
- "Amores" – 3:25
- "Cancioncita de Amor" – 3:48
- "Sabia Manera" – 3:56
- "La Llave de Mi Corazón" – 3:15
- "Something Good" (featuring Chiara Civello) – 4:03
- Bonus Tracks
- "A La Vera" – 2:50 (Standard edition bonus track)
- "Medicine For My Soul" (featuring Taboo from The Black Eyed Peas) (Special edition bonus track)
- "La Llave De Mi Corazón" (Portuguese edition of the album)
Singles
# | Singles | Date | Note(s) |
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1. | "La Llave de Mi Corazón" | January 22, 2007 | Chart positions: U.S. Hot Latin Tracks: No. 1 U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #2 U.S. Regional Mexican Airplay: #33 U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1 U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1 |
2. | "Que Me Des Tu Cariño" | May 7, 2007 | Chart positions: U.S. Hot Latin Tracks: #2[4] U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #2 U.S. Latin Tropical Tracks: #1 |
3. | "La Travesía" | August 13, 2007 | Chart positions: U.S. Latin Tracks: #3 U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #3 U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1 |
4. | "Cómo Yo" | January 14, 2008 | Chart positions: U.S. Latin Tracks: #21 U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #19 U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #10 |
Chart performance
Chart (2007)[5][6] | Peak position |
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Argentina Albums Chart[7] | 3 |
Chile Album Chart[8] | 2 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 77 |
Mexico AMPROFON Albums Chart | 63 |
Spain PROMUSICAE Albums Chart | 12 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 77 |
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums | 1 |
Venezuelan Albums (Recordland)[9] | 5 |
Sales and certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[10] | Platinum | 200,000[11] |
Chile (IFPI)[12] | Gold | 10,000* |
Colombia (ASINCOL)[13] | 4× Platinum | 160,00* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] | Gold | 100,00[15] |
United States | — | 167,000[16] |
Venezuela (APFV)[17] | Platinum | 10,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
On November 8, 2007, the album won 6 Latin Grammy Awards:
- Record of the Year for "La Llave de Mi Corazón"
- Album of the Year
- Song of the Year for "La Llave de mi Corazón"
- Best Merengue Album
- Best Tropical Song for "La Llave de mi Corazón"
- Best Engineered Album
Grammy Awards
The Album won a Grammy at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008.[18]
- Best Tropical Latin Album: "La Llave de mi Corazón"
Credits and personnel
Performance Credits
- Juan Luis Guerra — Primary Artist, Guitar, Coros
- Ed Calle — Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
- Prodigio — Accordion
- Janina Rosado — Piano, Keyboards, Melodica, Bandoneon, Coros
- Adalgisa Pantaleon — Coros
- Roger Zayas — Coros
- Jose Flete — Trombone
- Sandy Gabriel — Tenor Saxophone
- Rafael "Rafo" German — Guira
- Luis del Rosario — Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
- Luisa Payan — Steel Guitar
- Rodheb Santos — Trumpet
- Ramses Colón — Acoustic Bass
- Chiara Civello — Guest Appearance
- Jeremías King — Bajo Sexto
- Abednego De Los Santos — Bajo Sexto
- Juan "Chocolate" De La Cruz — Bongos, Conga, Maracas, Timbales, Tamboura, Guiro
- Ezequiel Francisco — Drums
Technical Credits
- Juan Luis Guerra — Arranger, Producer
- Recording/Mix Engineers-Ronnie Torres-Luis Mansilla-Allan Leschhorn
- Adam Ayan — Mastering
See also
References
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- Hot Latin Songs. Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). Retrieved on February 25, 2009
- "La Llave de Mi Corazón". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved October 23, 2008.
- "La Llave de Mi Corazón". Mexican Charts. Les Charts. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
- "CAPIF ::: Representando a la Industra Argentina de la Música :::". archive.vn. April 1, 2007. Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- "El último disco Juan Luis Guerra arrasa en Chile". www.diariolibre.com (in Spanish). Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- "|| RecordLand ||". April 22, 2007. Archived from the original on April 22, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Argentinian album certifications – Juan Luis GUerra – La Llave de Mi Corazon". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
- "Juan Luis recibe Disco de Platino en Argentina | El Nacional". elnacional.com.do.
- "Juan Luis Guerra tiene la llave del merengue". La Tercera. April 13, 2009.
- Narro, Enrique (May 14, 2009). "Juan Luis Guerra recibe Cuádruple Platino en Colombia por "La llave de mi corazón"". RPP.
- "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Albums under "Chart", enter 2008 in the field "Year". Select 07 in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".
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- "La Llave de Mi Corazon – 440, Juan Luis Guerra | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2019.