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Son by Four (album)

Son by Four is the second studio album recorded by Puerto Rican-American band Son by Four. It was released by Sony Music Latin on February 1, 2000. This album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album in the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 21, 2001, and also became their first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The first single, "A Puro Dolor", was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song in the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards on September 13, 2000.[2]

Son by Four
Studio album by
Son by Four
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2000 (2000-02-01)
Recorded1999
Studio
Genre
Length61:44
LabelSony Discos
Producer
Son by Four chronology
Prepárense
(1998) 		Son by Four
(2000) 		Purest of Pain
(2000)
Singles from Son by Four
  1. "A Puro Dolor"
    Released: November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)
  2. "Dónde Está Tu Amor"
    Released: May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing edit

The track listing from Billboard.[3]

  1. "A Puro Dolor" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:23
  2. "Pero Eres Tú" (Pedro Quiles) – 4:15
  3. "Sofia" (Omar Alfanno, Ángel López) – 4:20
  4. "Poca Mujer" (Jorge Montes) – 4:31
  5. "Qué Está Pasando" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:08
  6. "Mi Corazón Te Recuerda" – 5:06
  7. "Dónde Está Tu Amor" (Alejandro Jaén) – 4:38
  8. "Lo Qué Yo Más Quiero" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:55
  9. "Cómo Decírselo" (Jorge Montes) – 4:08
  10. "Lo Que Yo No Tengo" (Mickey Perfecto) – 5:03
  11. "Muévelo" (Ángel López) – 3:33
  12. "Lunática" (Sonny Hernández) – 5:06
  13. "A Puro Dolor" (Ballad version) (Omar Alfanno) – 3:33
  14. "Sofía" (Remix) (Omar Alfanno, Ángel López) – 4:38
  15. "Purest of Pain" (bonus track)

Chart performance edit

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Colombian Albums (ASINCOL)[4] 1
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[5] 2
US Billboard 200[6] 94
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[7] 1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[8] 1

Sales and certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[9] Gold 30,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[11] Gold 85,000[10]
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

Personnel edit

This information from Allmusic.[13]

  • Caferino Caban – arranger
  • Roberto Calderón – sax (baritone)
  • José David Carrión – piano
  • Mario De Jesús – engineer, mixing
  • DJ Lucho – mixing
  • Danny Fuentes – trombone
  • Jose Gazmey – bass
  • Gustavo López – trumpet
  • Héctor David Marcano – timbales
  • J. Salazar – arranger
  • Son by Four – vocals
  • Ronnie Torres – engineer
  • Eliud Velázquez – banjo, percussion, conga
  • Alejandro López – art director

References edit

  1. ^ "Son by Four". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "Complete List of Nominations for First-Ever Latin Grammy Awards". Allbusiness. July 29, 2000. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
  3. ^ "Son by Four". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 1, 2000. Retrieved August 25, 2008. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Éxitos discográficos internacionales". El Siglo de Torreón. September 11, 2000. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Éxitos discográficos". El Siglo de Torreón. October 2, 2000. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Son by Four – Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  7. ^ "Son by Four – Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  8. ^ "Son by Four – Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  9. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Son By Four – Son By Four". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  10. ^ "Son By Four: Fundacion Nacional". Fundacion Nacional.
  11. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Son By 4 in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Son By 4 in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Son By Four – Son By Four". Recording Industry Association of America.
  13. ^ "Son by Four – Credits". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved August 25, 2008.



 

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