Amor y Alegria is the second studio album released by Nicaraguan salsa singer, Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique (singer)

Luis Enrique Mejía López, is a Nicaraguan singer and composer. He started his career in the late 1980s and achieved success in the 1990s earning the title "El Principe de la Salsa . He was one of the leading pioneers that led to the salsa romantica movement in the 1980s...

. The album earned him international recognition as the album was produced during the salsa romantica

Salsa romantica

Salsa Romántica, also known as Salsa Erotica, is a soft form of salsa music that emerged between the mid 1980s and early 1990s in New York City and Puerto Rico...

 era of the 1980s. Some of the songs are cuts from the previous album, Amor de Medianoche.

Singles

The album produced six singles that charted on the Hot Latin Tracks.

• Comprendelo (Understand) was the first single released from the album in 1988. The song reached #8 on the Hot Latin Tracks, the highest peaking single from the album.

• Desesperado (Hopeless) was the second single released from the album. The single is a cover of Emmanuel
  Emmanuel (singer)
  Emmanuel is a Mexican singer who debuted in the 1970s.He is the son of the late Mexican-born bullfighter Raúl Acha"Rovira" and his first wife, Spanish singer Conchita Martinez....
  
  's song. This version peaked #10 on Hot Latin Tracks.

• Tu No Le Amas, Le Temes (You Don't Love Him, You Are Afraid of Him) was the third single released from the album and is considered one of his signature songs. The song peaked #12 on Hot Latin Tracks.

• Volverte a Ver (Seeing you again) was the fourth single released from the album and charted #28 on the Hot Latin Tracks.

• Tu Cuerpo (Your Body) was the fifth single released from the album and charted #28 on Hot Latin Tracks.

• Que Sera de Ti (What Will Become of You?) was the sixth released from the album and charted #27 on the Hot Latin Tracks.

Track listing

1. "Desesperado" (Glenn Monroig, K.C. Porter, Mark Spiro) – 3:52
2. "Tu No Le Amas, Le Temes" (Jorge Luís Piloto) – 4:28
3. "Comprendelo" (Luis Enrique Mejia) – 5:23
4. "Amor y Alegria" (Piloto) – 4:51
5. "Tu Cuerpo" (Erasmo Carlos, Roberto Carlos, Buddy McCluskey) – 4:23
6. "Vovlerte a Ver" (Ray Girado, Amado Jaen) – 5:06
7. "Que Sera de Ti" (Mejia) – 4:42
8. "Tal Vez un Dia Amor" (Mejia) – 4:50
9. "No Te Quites la Ropa" (Juan Carlos Calderón) – 4:04
10. "Pregunta Por Ahi" (Luis Guillermo Gonzalez) – 5:26
11. "Amor de Medianoche" (Mejia) – 5:44
12. "La Mentira" (Alvaro Carrillo) – 5:02

Chart position

Year	Chart	Album	Peak
1992	Billboard Tropical/Salsa	Amor y Alegria	1

Critical reception

José A. Estévez, Jr of Allmusic gave the album a positive review calling it "romantic salsa at its best".