Mis Boleros Favoritos

Mis Boleros Favoritos (English: My Favorite Boleros) is a compilation album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Released on 8 October 2002 by Warner Music Latina, it contains thirteen previously-recorded songs from the Romance-themed albums as well as a new track "Hasta Que Vuelvas". A special edition of the record was released on the same day and includes a DVD containing seven music videos from the bolero-themed discs. "Hasta Que Vuelvas" was released as a single for the album and peaked at number 16 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. Iván Adaime of AllMusic gave the album a 3.5 out of 5 star rating citing that the new song and music videos are the only incentives for fans to buy it and noted the album's purpose to end the Romance era. "Hasta Que Vuelvas" received a Latin Grammy nomination for Record of the Year in 2003. Commercially, Mis Boleros Favoritos peaked at number three on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart in the United States, number one in Spain, and number seven in Argentina.

Mis Boleros Favoritos
Compilation album by
Luis Miguel
Released8 October 2002
Recorded1991–2002
StudioRecord Plant
(Hollywood)[1]
GenreBolero
Length47:47
LanguageSpanish
LabelWarner Music Latina
ProducerLuis Miguel
Luis Miguel chronology
Mis Romances
(2001)		 Mis Boleros Favoritos
(2002)		 33
(2003)
Luis Miguel video chronology
Vivo
(2000)		 Mis Boleros Favoritos
(2002)		 México en la Piel: Edicion Diamante
(2005)
Singles from Mis Boleros Favoritos
  1. "Hasta Que Vuelvas"
    Released: 3 October 2002

Background and content

In 2001, Luis Miguel released Mis Romances, the fourth album in the Romance series in which Miguel covers Latin American boleros.[2] The record was met with unfavorable reviews by music critics and was a commercial flop.[3] On 20 September 2002, Miguel announced that he would release a compilation album featuring previously-recorded boleros from the Romance series.[4] The record also features a new track, "Hasta Que Vuelvas", originally composed by Mario Arturo Ramos; it was arranged by Bebu Silvetti and Juan Carlos Calderón.[5] Miguel dedicated the song to his mother Marcela Basteri who disappeared in 1986 and mentioned that it was originally considered for inclusion on Mis Romances.[6] "Hasta Que Vuelvas" was released as a single on 3 October and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.[6][7] Mis Boleros Favoritos was released on 8 October 2002 and a special edition of the disc includes a DVD which contains seven music videos from the Romance series.[8]

Reception

AllMusic critic Iván Adaime rated Mis Boleros Favoritos 3.5 out of 5 stars highlighting songs such as "No Sé Tú", and "Somos Novios" as several of the "greatest hits in Spanish, in any genre". He also noted that the album serves to "close this era" of the bolero records and stated that the inclusion of "Hasta Que Vuelvas" and the music videos are the only incentives for "any die-hard fan".[8] "Hasta Que Vuelvas" was nominated in the category of Record of the Year at the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2003.[9] In the United States, Mis Boleros Favoritos debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and was certified double Platinum in the Latin field by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping 200,000 copies.[10][11] In Spain, the disc debuted on the top of the Spanish Albums Chart and received a Platinum certification in the country for shipments of 100,000 copies.[12][13] In Argentina, it peaked at number seven on the Argentine Albums Chart and the DVD was certified Platinum for shipping 8,000 copies.[14][15]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Me Platiques Más" (from Romance, 1991)Vicente Garrido3:33
2."La Barca" (from Romance, 1991)Roberto Cantoral3:29
3."La Gloria Eres Tú" (from Romances, 1997)José Antonio Méndez3:22
4."No Sé Tú" (from Romance, 1991)Armando Manzanero3:49
5."Historia de un Amor" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)Carlos Almarán3:54
6."Somos Novios" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)Manzanero3:11
7."Solamente una Vez" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)Agustín Lara3:01
8."El Día Que Me Quieras" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)
4:01
9."El Reloj" (from Romances, 1997)Cantoral3:02
10."Por Debajo de la Mesa" (from Romances, 1997)Manzanero3:03
11."Encadenados" (from Romances, 1997)Carlos Arturo Briz3:59
12."Sabor a Mí" (from Romances, 1997)Álvaro Carrillo3:05
13."Perfidia" (from Mis Romances, 2001)Alberto Domínguez3:26
14."Hasta Que Vuelvas" (Previously unreleased)Mario Arturo Ramos3:32
DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)DirectorLength
1."No Sé Tú"ManzaneroPedro Torres 
2."Contigo en la Distancia"César Portillo de la LuzTorres 
3."Delirio"Portillo de la LuzCarlos Somonte 
4."La Media Vuelta"José Alfredo JiménezTorres 
5."El Día Que Me Quieras"
  • Le Pera
  • Gardel
Kiko Guerrero 
6."Por Debajo de la Mesa"ManzaneroDaniela Federici 
7."Amor, Amor, Amor"
Rebecca Blake 

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[15]
for the DVD 		Platinum 8,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Adapted from the Mis Boleros Favoritos liner notes:[1]

Hasta Que Vuelvas

See also

References
  1. Miguel, Luis (2002). Mis Boleros Favoritos (Album liner notes). United States: Warner Music Latina, a division of Warner Music Group.
  2. Bonacich, Drago. "Mis Romances – Luis Miguel". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. Rodas, Celeste (23 December 2001). "'No culpes a la noche... ' - Su último disco vendió mucho menos de lo esperado, recibió duras críticas por parte de la prensa y hasta de Julio Iglesias, quien siempre había defendido su trabajo. Cansados de sus exigencias y su personalidad distante, los medios no quieren cubrir sus conferencias de prensa y un buen sector". La Opinión (in Spanish). ImpreMedia.
  4. "Luis Miguel edita un nuevo disco que verá la luz el 3 de octubre". Los 40 (in Spanish). 20 September 2002. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. "Luis Miguel recurre nuevamente a los boleros". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 24 October 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. Castillo, Alberto (2 October 2002). "Siente Luis Miguel nostalgia por su mamá". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. "Luis Miguel: Chart history – Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. Adaime, Iván. "Mis Boleros Favoritos — Overview". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  9. Boucher, Geoff (23 July 2003). "Latin Grammy nominees offer a few surprises". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  10. "Luis Miguel Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  11. "American album certifications – Luis Miguel – Mis Boleros Favoritos". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 August 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH. 
  12. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 11 (44): 50. 2 November 2002. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  13. Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos. Año a año. 1959–2002 [Only Hits. Year by year. 1959–2002] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Iberautor Promociones Culturales. p. 965. ISBN 9788480486392.
  14. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 114 (46): 85. 16 November 2002. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  15. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  16. "Luis Miguel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  17. "Luis Miguel Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  18. "Top Billboard Latin 50 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 28 December 2002. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  19. "Top Billboard Latin 50 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 27 December 2003. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  20. "Top Latin Pop Albums Titles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 27 December 2003. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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