Ciclos (Luis Enrique Album)
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Ciclos is the seventeenth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Nicaraguan recording artist 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...

, released by Top Stop Music
Top Stop Music
Top Stop Music is an independent record label founded by Puerto Rican producer, Sergio George in 2009.-History:Sergio George was known for producing albums for salsa musicians during his work with RMM Records & Video during the 1990s. Following the purchase of RMM Records in 2001, George left the...

 on May 19, 2009.

Track listing

  1. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luís Piloto, Jorge Villamizar) - 4:19
  2. "Cómo Volver A Ser Feliz" (Amaury Gutiérrez, Luis Enrique Mejia) - 4:12
  3. "Sonríe" (Sergio George, Mejia, Fernando Osorio) - 4:15
  4. "Sombras Nada Más" (Jose Maria Contursi, Francisco Lomuso) - 4:28
  5. "Parte De Este Juego" (Gianmarco Zignago) - 4:04
  6. "No Me Des La Espalda" (Gutierrez) - 4:46
  7. "Autobiografía" (Mejia, Piloto) - 4:35
  8. "Cambia" (Carlos Varela) - 5:00
  9. "Inocencia" (Mejia, Osorio) - 4:19
  10. "Abre Tus Ojos" (Mejia, Osorio ) - 3:49
  11. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Piloto, Villamizar) (Pop Version)- 3:51

Personnel

  • Jose Aguirre – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Carlos Alvarez – mixing
  • Juan Mario Aracil "Mayito" – engineer
  • Alberto Barros – trombone
  • Ahmed Barroso – guitar
  • Bob Benozzo – arranger, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer
  • LaTisha Cotto – director
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Leonardo Di Angilla – percussion
  • Luis Enrique – guitar, percussion, Chorus
  • Sergio George – arranger, producer
  • Guianko Gómez – chorus
  • Andres Hernandez – photography
  • Raúl Hernández – concept, cover design
  • Lee Levin – drums
  • Luis Marquez – horn arrangements
  • Elio Rivagli – drums
  • Hector Ruben Rivera – production coordination
  • Reuben Rodriguez – bass
  • Yorgis Goiricelaya - bass
  • Milton Salcedo – keyboards
  • José Sibaja – trumpet
  • Manolito – arranger
  • Rafael Solano – conga, shekere
  • Andrea Valfré – engineer
  • Ismael Vergara – sax
  • Robert Vilera – bongos, timbals, bell


Chart position

Album
Year Chart Album Peak
2009 Billboard Latin Tropical Albums Ciclos 1
2009 Billboard 200 Ciclos 126
2009 Billboard Top Independent Albums Ciclos 18
2009 Billboard Top Latin Albums Ciclos 2


Singles
Year Chart Single Peak
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Como Volver a Ser Feliz 24
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Como Volver a Ser Feliz 16
2009 Billboard Tropical/Salsa Como Volver a Ser Feliz 6
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Yo No Sé Mañana 6
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 28
2009 Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 1
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Yo No Sé Mañana 12
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 12
2009 Billboard Tropical Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 1
2010 Dutch Single Top 100 Yo No Sé Mañana 13
2010 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Sonrie 30
2010 Billboard Tropical/Salsa Sonrie 17


Sales and certifications

Latin Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...

 

The Album received five nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009
Latin Grammy Awards of 2009
The 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 5, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the second time the show took place in Las Vegas. Juan Gabriel was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 4, the day prior to the...

. The album won the following awards:
  • Best Salsa Album
    Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
    The Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally .The award goes to...

    : Ciclos
  • Best Tropical Song: "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar, songwriters)


The Album was also nominated for the following awards:
  • Album of the Year
    Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
    The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...

    : Ciclos
  • Song of the Year
    Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
    The Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...

    : "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar
    Jorge Villamizar
    Jorge Villamizar is a Colombian musician; singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. He has lived in Miami since 1992.- Early life:...

    , songwriters)
  • Producer of the Year
    Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year
    The Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, in the United States and internationally...

    : Sergio George
    Sergio George
    Sergio George is a pianist and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres as well...


Grammy Awards 

The Album won the following at the 2010 Grammy Awards:
  • Best Tropical Latin Album
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