Déjame Entrar (album)

Déjame Entrar
Studio album by
Carlos Vives
ReleasedNovember 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)
RecordedFebruary – June 2001
StudioThe Club House
(Cooper City, Florida)
Crescent Moon Studios
The Hit Factory Critiera
The Warehouse Studio
(Miami, Florida)
GenreLatin pop · vallenato · cumbia · porro
Length41:04
LabelSonolux (Colombia)
EMI Music/Virgin Records (Worldwide)
ProducerEmilio Estefan, Jr. · Sebastián Krys · Andrés Castro · Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives chronology
El Amor de Mi Tierra
(1999) 		Déjame Entrar
(2001) 		El Rock de Mi Pueblo
(2004)

Déjame Entrar is the tenth studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives, It was released on November 6, 2001 (see 2001 in music). It won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on February 27, 2002.

Track listing

  1. "Déjame entrar" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Vives, Martín Madera) – 3:57
  2. "Carito" (Carlos Vives, Egidio Cuadrado) – 3:38
  3. "Amor latino" (Carlos Vives, Martín Madera) – 4:10
  4. "Luna nueva" (Carlos Vives, Martín Madera) – 3:36
  5. "Papadió" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Iván Medina, Carlos Vives) – 3:27
  6. "Quiero verte sonreír" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Vives, Carlos Huertas) – 3:18
  7. "A las doce menos diez" (Carlos Vives) – 4:01
  8. "María Teresa" (Andrés Castro, Emilio Estefan, Carlos Vives) – 3:36
  9. "Décimas" (Carlos Vives, Martín Madera) – 3:33
  10. "Santa Elegia" (Carlos Vives) – 3:52
  11. "Déjame entrar (Bonus track)" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Vives, Martín Madera) – 3:57

Personnel

  • Carlos Vives – vocals, choir
  • Archie Peña – percussion, conga, drums
  • Sebastián Krys – choir
  • Mayte Montero – maraca, bagpipes
  • Ramón Benítez – bombard
  • Egidio Cuadrado – accordion, choir
  • Andrés Castro – acousticgGuitar, electric guitar, charango, choir
  • Carlos Huertas – choir
  • Pablo Bernal – drums
  • Tedoy Mullet – trombone, trumpet
  • Carlos Iván Medina – choir
  • Luis Ángel Pastor – double bass, six-string bass
  • Paquito Hechavarría – piano
  • Martín Madera – choir

Technical personnel

  • Carlos Vives – arranger, producer
  • Scott Canto – engineer
  • Mike Couzzi – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Sebastián Krys – arranger, producer, engineer
  • Kevin Dillon – logistics
  • Mayte Montero – arranger
  • Lucho Correa – graphic design
  • Egidio Cuadrado – arranger
  • Andrés Castro – arranger, producer
  • David Heuer – engineer
  • Javier Garza – engineer
  • Steve Menezes – studio coordinator
  • José A. Maldonado – logistics
  • Trevor Fletcher – studio coordinator
  • Luis Ángel Pastor – arranger
  • Emilio Estefan Jr. – producer
  • Eric Schilling – engineer
  • John Thomas II – engineer
  • Ron Taylor – engineer

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[1] 1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[2] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 9

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Colombia[4] Platinum 40,000[4]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "'Lo mío es el vallenato'". El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). January 5, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 957. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Carlos Vives – Dejame Entrar". Recording Industry Association of America.