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Romances

'Romances' is a bolero

Bolero

Bolero is a name given to certain slow, romantic latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish people and Cuban forms, which are both significant, and which have separate origins....
album by Luis Miguel, released in 1997. It won the Grammy Award

Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
for Best Latin Pop Performance at the 1998 awards. The album debuted at #14 on The Billboard 200 chart, and at the time was the highest debut ever for an album on Spanish language. About the lead single "Por Debajo De La Mesa", Armando Manzanero

Armando Manzanero

Armando Manzanero Canch? is a Modern Mayan and Mexican musician and composer, widely considered the premiere Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era....
(the composer of the track) said: "It's the best song I've ever made".

It's also known that this album is the second highest-selling Spanish-speaking album in the history (13 million copies), just behind another album of the artist in the same genre, Romance
Romance (album)

Romance is a bolero album released by Mexican singer Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri in 1991.The album was a massive success across Spain, Latin-America, and the United States, where it has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America....
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This album was also released at the format DVD Audio in 2001.

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'Romances' is a bolero

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Track listing

#	Title	Composer	Time
1	Voy A Apagar La Luz/Contigo Aprendí	Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canch? is a Modern Mayan and Mexican musician and composer, widely considered the premiere Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era....	4:09
2	Sabor A Mí	Álvaro Carrillo	3:05
3	Por Debajo De La Mesa	Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canch? is a Modern Mayan and Mexican musician and composer, widely considered the premiere Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era....	3:03
4	La Gloria Eres Tú	José Antonio Méndez	3:22
5	Amanecer	Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canch? is a Modern Mayan and Mexican musician and composer, widely considered the premiere Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era....	3:31
6	Encadenados Encadenados *Encadenados* is the title of a very popular song written by Carlos Arturo Briz. This track has been recorded by a handful of artist including: Gualberto Castro, Luis Miguel, Nana Caymmi, Oscar Chavez, Dyango, Alejandro Fern?ndez, Los Hermanos Reyes, Luishino, Armando Manzanero, Luis Miguel, Mina , Moncho, Los Montejo, Nelson Ned, Orquesta...	Carlos Arturo Briz	3:59
7	Bésame Mucho Bésame Mucho "B?same Mucho" is a Spanish language song written in 1940 in music by Mexican Consuelo Vel?zquez before her sixteenth birthday. The phrase "b?same mucho" can be translated into English as "kiss me a lot"....	Consuelo Velázquez Consuelo Velázquez Consuelo Vel?zquez , was a Mexican songwriter. According to her obituary she was 88 years old when she died. Most music resources, however, list her birth date as August 29, 1924 in Ciudad Guzm?n Jalisco, Mexico....	5:26
8	Contigo (Estar Contigo)	Bebu Silvetti Bebu Silvetti Bebu Silvetti was an Argentina pianist, composer, arrangement and record producer best known for the 1977 instrumental disco chart-topper, "Spring Rain".... /Sylvia Riera Ibañez	4:08
9	Noche De Ronda	Agustín Lara Agustín Lara ?ngel Agust?n Mar?a Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Coraz?n de Jes?s Lara y Aguirre del Pino was a Mexican composer who is also considered a musical poet....	4:16
10	El Reloj	Roberto Cantoral	3:02
11	Júrame	María Grever	3:57
12	De Quererte Así (De T'Avoir Aimee)	Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour, Order of Canada is an Armenian-France singer, songwriter, actor and public activist. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the most well-known singers in the world.... /Alex Marco	3:13
13	Uno	Enrique Santos Discepolo/Marianito Mores	4:48
14	Mañana De Carnaval (Manha Do Carnival)	Luiz Bonea/Antonio Maria/Jesus María Arozamena Berastegui	4:06

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Single	Peak
1997	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Por Debajo de la Mesa	1
1997	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	El Reloj	2
1998	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Sabor A Mí	6
1998	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	De Quererte Así	23
1998	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Contigo (Estar Contigo)	2

Year	Chart	Album	Peak
1997	The Billboard 200	Romances	14
1997	Billboard Top Latin Albums	Romances	1

Personnel

Producer: Luis Miguel
Musical Direction: Bebu Silvetti
Bebu Silvetti

Bebu Silvetti was an Argentina pianist, composer, arrangement and record producer best known for the 1977 instrumental disco chart-topper, "Spring Rain"....
Artistic Direction: Armando Manzanero
Armando Manzanero

Armando Manzanero Canch? is a Modern Mayan and Mexican musician and composer, widely considered the premiere Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era....
Engineers: Jeremy Smith, Rafa Sardina and Mauricio Guerrero
Mastering: Tower Mastering
Photography: Daniela Federici