Viento a favor

For the 1998 album of this name, see Viento a favor (Sentidos Opuestos album).

Viento A Favor
Studio album by
Alejandro Fernández
ReleasedJune 26, 2007 (2007-06-26) (CD)
October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30) (CD/DVD)
Recorded2006–2007
Studio
GenreLatin pop
Length48:13
LabelSony BMG Norte
ProducerÁureo Baqueiro
Alejandro Fernández chronology
México - Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas
(2005) 		Viento A Favor
(2007) 		15 Años De Éxitos
(2007)
Viento A Favor (CD/DVD)
Cover for the Limited Edition
Singles from Viento A Favor
  1. "Amor Gitano"
    Released: February 12, 2007 (2007-02-12)
  2. "Te Voy A Perder"
    Released: April 16, 2007 (2007-04-16)
  3. "No Se Me Hace Fácil"
    Released: September 17, 2007 (2007-09-17)
  4. "Eres"
    Released: February 11, 2008 (2008-02-11)
  5. "Sin Consideracion"
    Released: May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Viento A Favor is the 12th studio album recorded by Mexican performer Alejandro Fernández. It was released by Sony BMG Norte on June 26, 2007 (see 2007 in music).

Album information

The album was produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Áureo Baqueiro and the singer works again with the composers: Gian Marco, Reyli Barba and Leonel García. And this time, he invites Fonseca and the other half of Sin Bandera, and Noel Schajris. The release date was set on June 26, 2007. For the press conference to introduce the album to the media, the singer gathered all the people involved in Tequila, Jalisco, to talk about the tracks and the production [1].

Recording

The album was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Los Angeles, California, Mexico City, Mexico and Miami, Florida. Alejandro Fernández chose the 11 tracks (since "Amor Gitano" was previously recorded with Beyoncé), from 500 songs. Making the final cut the compositions from Gian Marco, Tres De Copas, Reyli Barba, Fonseca, Leonel García and Noel Schajris (from the Mexican group Sin Bandera)[2].

Singles released

The video for the first single ("Te Voy A Perder") was shot in Mexico City and Tampico, and directed by Simon Brand. On August 27, 2007, the video for the second single ("No Se Me Hace Facil") was shot in Los Angeles, California and directed by Pablo Croce [3].

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Te Voy A Perder"Áureo Baqueiro · Leonel García4:10
2."A Manos Llenas"Jaime Flores · Karen Juantorena4:28
3."Tanto Amar"Leonel García4:14
4."Amenaza de Lluvia"Raúl Ornelas3:36
5."Eres"Juan Fernando Fonseca3:55
6."No Se Me Hace Fácil"Gian Marco3:46
7."Estabas Ahí"Reyli Barba4:21
8."Sin Cosideración"Leonel García3:33
9."Solitario y Solo"Claudia Brant · Noel Schajris4:23
10."Sueño Contigo"Gian Marco4:25
11."Amor Gitano" (with Beyoncé)Beyoncé Knowles · Jaime Flores · Reyli Flores3:50
12."Cuando Estemos Juntos"Áureo Baqueiro3:34
Total length:48:13

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 77 on the Billboard 200 chart, No. 2 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, and No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums survey [2] on the July 14, 2007, issue.[3] As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 16,295 copies in the US.

Album

Chart (2007) Peak
Mexico[4] 1 [4]
United States[5] 2
Spain[6] 2

Singles

Year Chart Track Peak
2007 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Te Voy A Perder 2
Billboard Hot Latin Songs 9
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay No Se Me Hace Facil 6
Billboard Hot Latin Songs 17

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] Gold 20,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] 2× Platinum+Gold 250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] Gold 40,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard.
  3. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/alejandro-fern%E1ndez/chart-history/billboard-200
  4. ^ "Viento a favor at Mexicancharts.com". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Billboard.com – Charts – Albums – Top Latin Albums
  6. ^ Spain Album Chart
  7. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Alejandro Fernandez – Viento a Favor". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  8. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Fernandez in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Viento a Favor in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  9. ^ "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2008 under "Año". Select 24 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".