Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World

Te Quiero (English: I Love You), also known as Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World, is the debut album by Panamian singer-songwriter Flex. It was released in late September 21, 2007 in Mexico and Panama and three months later on December 4, 2007 in United States, peaking at number-one on those three countries. In 2008, it was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album, which was awarded to Wisin & Yandel's Los Extraterrestres; however, the lead single from this album, "Te Quiero", won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song. Te Quiero also was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.[2] It won the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year in 2009.[3]

Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
Studio album by
Flex
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2007
Recorded2007
GenrePop Latino, Reggaeton
Length50:23
LabelEMI
ProducerElian Davis,[1] Predikador
Flex chronology
Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
(2007)		 La Evolución Romantic Style
(2009)
Singles from Te Quiero: Romantic Style In Da World
  1. "Te Quiero"
    Released: September 28, 2007
  2. "Escápate"
    Released: November 2007
  3. "Sin Tu Amor"
    Released: January 2008
  4. "Te Quiero (Remix)"
    Released: March 13, 2008
  5. "Gritarle"
    Released: August 2008 (Argentinian release only)

"Te Quiero" was on the Latin Billboard charts all of 2008. It was No. 1 for 20 weeks. Flex performed this song on shows such as the Latin Grammys 2008, Premios Telehit 2008, Cristina, Premios Juventud 2008, One Nation, Vivo, Pepsi Musica, and many more. Thanks to his huge hit, Flex won many awards, received more recognition, and became popular worldwide.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Jason Birchmeier gave the album two stars who felt that Flex's vocals were "fair at best" while terrible at "Si No Te Tengo". He also criticized the album as being "short on good songs" and that the romantic feel "becomes increasingly overbearing as the album progresses."[4]

Track listing

The information from Billboard.[5]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Te Quiero"Félix Danilo Gómez3:19
2."Sin Tu Amor" (featuring Alex Pro) 3:29
3."Desde Lejos (Versión Reggae)" 3:11
4."Escápate" 2:51
5."Me Muero" 2:55
6."Si No Te Tengo" 3:55
7."Voy A Olvidarte"Félix Danilo Gómez, Guido Hernán Mosquera3:37
8."Dime" 3:55
9."Déjala" (featuring Duende) 3:36
10."También La Quiero A Ella" 3:35
11."Eras Una Niña" (featuring Japanesse)Félix Danilo Gómez, Levit Zambrano3:04
12."Gritarle" 3:04
13."Quién No Llora Por Amor" 3:14
14."Tus Recuerdos (La Balada De Nigga)" 3:21
15."Luna" 3:17

Fan edition

A fan edition was released including an extended playlist, which contained the same track listing as the standard edition plus three new versions of his hit single "Te Quiero", along with DVD with music videos and bonus features.[6] This edition includes versions with Belinda, a DVD with music videos and bonus features, the original and the spanglish version with Belinda have a music video included in this fan edition.

No.TitleLength
16."Te Quiero (Spanglish Version)" (featuring Belinda)3:19
17."Te Quiero (Acoustic Version)" (featuring Belinda)3:29
18."Te Quiero (Luigi Giraldo Remix)"3:59

DVD track listing
  1. Menu
  2. "Te Quiero" - Music video
  3. "Sin Tu Amor" - Music video
  4. "Escápate" - Music video
  5. "Te Quiero" - Karaoke
  6. "Te Quiero (Spanglish)" featuring Belinda - Music video
  7. México 2008 Tour
  8. United States, Colombia and Argentina Tour

Chart performance
Chart (2007/2008)[7][8] Peak
position
Mexico AMPROFON Albums Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 70

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[9] 2× Platinum 160,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Te Quiero - Credits". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  2. "Juanes, Wisin y Yandel, Gilberto Santa Rosa, El Chapo De Sinaloa and Maná among Top Nominees for Premio Lo Nuestro 2009 on Univision". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. January 14, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  3. Cobo, Leila (24 April 2009). "Flex Takes Eight Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. Te Quiero: Review
  5. "Te Quiero". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. 2007-12-04. Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  6. "Te Quiero - Fan Edition". Mix Up. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  7. "Te Quiero". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  8. "Te Quiero". Mexican Charts. Les Charts. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  9. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Nigga in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Te Quiero in the box under TÍTULO
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