Amar Es

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Amar Es
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Studio album by Cristian Castro
Released September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
Recorded 2002-2003
Genre Latin pop
Label RCA International
Cristian Castro chronology
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Singles from Amar Es
  1. "No Hace Falta"
    Released: July 30, 2003
  2. "Te Llamé"
    Released: November 1, 2003

Amar Es is a music album by Mexican pop performer Cristian Castro. released on September 30, 2003, it is notable for its eclectic use of languages and musical styles. The song "Why", for example, is in English, whilst the single "No Hace Falta" combines Japanese and Latin pop. On the other hand, tracks such as the successful single "Te Llamé" hold fast to Castro's Latin-pop roots.

Track listing

  1. Este Loco Que Te Mira - 5:04
  2. Si Yo Fuera Él - 4:00
  3. Why - 4:02
  4. Solo Pienso En Ti - 4:19
  5. Gallito Feliz (Rock version) - 3:15
  6. No Hace Falta - 4:43
  7. Oracion Caribe - 2:39
  8. Madrigal - 2:55
  9. Entre Los Andes - 7:12
  10. Te Llame - 3:44
  11. Mujer de Dos Caras - 4:18
  12. Sadude - 5:19
  13. Gallito Feliz (Cumbia version) - 3:34
  14. Te Llame (Salsa version) - 3:18
  15. Enciende Una Luz - 5:12
  16. Te llame (Cumbia version) - 4:54

Personnel

  • Pedro Alfonso - Violin
  • Tommy Anthony - Vocals (Background)
  • Area 305 - Vocals (Background)
  • Hiram Arencibia - Trombone
  • Antonio Baglio - Mastering
  • Randall M. Barlow - Composer, Producer, Programming
  • Cancio Barretto - Requinto
  • Juan Angel Barretto - Engineer
  • Kurt Berge - Technical Support
  • Richard Bravo - Percussion
  • Olbin Burgos - Drums
  • Scott Canto - Engineer
  • Jorge Casas - Bass
  • Cristian Castro - Composer
  • Bill Compton - Composer
  • Mike Couzzi - Engineer
  • Sal Cueva - Bass
  • Kevin Dillon - Production Coordination
  • Valério Do Carmo - Graphic Design
  • Vicky Echeverri - Vocals (Background)
  • Federico Ehrlich - Producer
  • Fabi Espino - Trumpet
  • Emilio Estefan, Jr. - Composer, Producer, Video Director
  • Daniela Federici - Photography
  • Alfredo Galan - Trumpet
  • Javier Garza - Mixing Engineer
  • Jessica Gonzalez - A&R
  • Courtney Goodwin - Photography
  • Julio Hernandez - Bass
  • David Heuer - Assistant Engineer
  • Carlos Infante - Piano
  • María Teresa Lara - Composer
  • Leyla Leeming - Production Coordination
  • Lee Levin - Drums
  • Gary Lindsay - Arranger
  • Roberto Livi - Composer, Producer
  • David Lopez - Assistant Engineer
  • Manny López - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
  • José Juan Maldonado - Production Coordination
  • Juan Pablo Manzanero - Composer
  • Gian Marco - Composer
  • Steve Menezes - Coordination
  • Miami Symphonic Strings - Strings
  • Victor Miller - Trumpet
  • Alejandro Montalbán - Composer
  • Rickie Muñoz - Trombone
  • Joel Numa - Engineer, Mixing Engineer
  • Marco Olan - Bass
  • Clay Ostwald - Organ, Piano
  • Mario Patiño - Creative Director, Text
  • Andy Pechenik - Technical Support
  • Archie Peñe - Percussion
  • Fernando Perdomo - Guitar (Electric), Theremin
  • Betsy Perez - Project Coordinator
  • Rudy Pérez - Arranger, Composer, Director, Producer, Vocals (Background)
  • Clay Perry - Keyboards, Programming
  • Freddy Piñero, Jr. - Engineer
  • Daniel Ponce - Assistant Engineer
  • Adrian Posse - A&R
  • Oscar G. Regueira - Engineer
  • Juan Rosario - Assistant Engineer
  • Tony Sheridan - Composer
  • Joel Someillan - Engineer
  • Todd Sontag - Editing
  • Raul Soto - Percussion
  • Ron Taylor - Organ
  • Ken Theis - Assistant Engineer
  • Lorenzo Torrez - Accordion
  • Nicolás Tovar - Composer, Vocal Producer
  • William Valdez - Percussion
  • Dan Warner - Guitar
  • Ginny Warner - Video Producer
  • Diane Warren - Composer
  • Bruce Weeden - Engineer
  • Ryan Wolff - Assistant Engineer

Chart performance

Year Chart [1] Album Peak
2003 Heatseekrs Amar Es 4
2004 Latin Pop Amar Es 3
2004 Top Latin Albums Amar Es 4

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Spanish Albums Chart[2] 75
U.S. Billboard 200 [3] 193
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[3] 3
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[3] 7

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] Gold 20,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[5] Platinum 100,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
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References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r655441
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