Un Sol (stylized as ...Un Sol), also known as 1 + 1 = 2 Enamorados,[1] is the debut studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Released in 1982, when Miguel was eleven years old. The album peaked at number two at the California's "Hot Latin LPs".[2]

...Un Sol
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1982
Recorded1981
GenreLatin pop
Length27:29
LabelEMI Mexico
Producer
  • Jose Enrique Okamura
  • (executive production)
  • Luisito Rey
  • (artistic production)
Luis Miguel chronology
...Un Sol
(1982)
Directo Al Corazón
(1982)

Four songs from the album were done in Portuguese and released as two different singles in Brazil. According to the Brazilian newspaper A Luta Democrática, the single "1 + 1 = Dois Apaixonados" was certified gold there while the single "Mentira" sold 80,000 copies in the country.[3] The success motivated the label to plan an album by the singer with songs in Brazilian Portuguese.[3]

According to different sources the album sold around 700,000 copies in Miguel's home country, earning a gold and platinum certification there,[4][5] and one million copies in Mexico alone.[6][7] In Argentina it sold over 10,000 copies.[8]

Track listing edit

# Title Composer Time
1 1 + 1 = 2 Enamorados Rubén Amado / Javier Santos 3:35
2 Amor De Escuela Octavio 3:08
3 Tomemos Los Patines (Prendiamo I Pattini) * M. Fabrizio / R. Fogli / G. Morra - Adapt: Miguel A. Medina 3:10
4 Hay Un Algo * Luisito Rey 3:19
5 Lo Que Me Gusta Juan Gabriel 2:47
6 Balada Para Mi Abuela * King Clave 2:45
7 Mentira Juan Gabriel 2:54
8 El Tiempo * Luisito Rey 2:50
9 Adolescente Soñador Rubén Amado / Javier Santos 3:01

Musical direction and arrangements by Chucho Ferrer except (*) Peque Rossino.

Sales and certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina 10,000[8]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[4] Platinum+Gold 1,000,000[10]
Summaries
Worldwide 1,500,000[11]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ 1 + 1 = 2 Enamorados, 1982-06-18, retrieved 2023-05-31
  2. ^ Billboard magazine - 10 July 1982 - p.57 - "Hot Latin LPs" section under "California - Pop albums" section. americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Carlos, Luiz (December 21, 1983). "Lançado no Brasil o primeiro LP de Luís Miguel". A Luta Democrática (in Brazilian Portuguese): 7. Retrieved October 18, 2021. (...) After receiving a gold record in Brazil with the hit "Um Mais Um - Dois Apaixonados" and having sold more than 80,000 copies of "Mentira", Luis Miguel returned to Brazil and recorded his first LP in Portuguese. (...)
  4. ^ a b "Sucesso mexicano". Jornal do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese): 3. April 14, 1983. Retrieved October 18, 2021. (...) His first LP, Un Sol, sold 700,000 copies in three months in Mexico and earned him a gold and platinum record. (...)
  5. ^ Lôbo, Cid (April 3, 1983). "Lançado no Brasil disco de garotos prodígio mexicano". O Poti (in Brazilian Portuguese): 7. Retrieved October 18, 2021. Luis Miguel, only twelve years old, son of a musician, born in Porto de Vera Cruz, Mexico, who leads the charts in his country, having achieved sales of around seven hundred thousand copies already on his first album, earning him the "Gold record" and "Platinum record" awards (...)
  6. ^ Oiga, Números 464-475. Empresa Editora Eusko-Andina. 1990. p. 74. Su primer disco 1 + 1 = 2 enamorados había vendido más de un millón de copias en México y el estribillo pegajoso de la canción sonaba en todas las radios limeñas
  7. ^ "Luís Miguel esteve no show comunicação". A Tribuna (in Brazilian Portuguese): 24. April 24, 1983. Retrieved October 19, 2021. (...) A success in his country, Luis Miguel is thirteen years old and has recorded two LPs. The first one sold a million copies; the second is already around 900,000 copies. (...)
  8. ^ a b "International Dateline - Argentina" (PDF). Cash Box. 10 September 1983. p. 31. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ "Luis Miguel - Decídete". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. ^ Claimed sales for Un Sol in Mexico:
    • Oiga, Números 464-475. Empresa Editora Eusko-Andina. 1990. p. 74. Su primer disco 1 + 1 = 2 enamorados había vendido más de un millón de copias en México y el estribillo pegajoso de la canción sonaba en todas las radios limeñas
    • "Luís Miguel esteve no show comunicação". A Tribuna (in Brazilian Portuguese): 24. April 24, 1983. Retrieved October 19, 2021. (...) A success in his country, Luis Miguel is thirteen years old and has recorded two LPs. The first one sold a million copies; the second is already around 900,000 copies. (...)
    • "Sucesso mexicano". Jornal do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese): 3. April 14, 1983. Retrieved October 18, 2021. (...) His first LP, Un Sol, sold 700,000 copies in three months in Mexico and earned him a gold and platinum record. (...)
    • Lôbo, Cid (April 3, 1983). "Lançado no Brasil disco de garotos prodígio mexicano". O Poti (in Brazilian Portuguese): 7. Retrieved October 18, 2021. Luis Miguel, only twelve years old, son of a musician, born in Porto de Vera Cruz, Mexico, who leads the charts in his country, having achieved sales of around seven hundred thousand copies already on his first album, earning him the "Gold record" and "Platinum record" awards (...)
  11. ^ Soto, Luisa María (July 28, 1982). "Luis Miguel el "niño-idolo" Mejicano". Pueblo (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved March 3, 2024.