Soy Como Quiero Ser is the first album recorded by Mexican singer
Luis MiguelLuis Miguel Gallego Basteri, known as Luis Miguel, is a Puerto Rican-born, Mexican-raised singer. He is best known for his gifted vocals, and for being one of the most popular singers from Latin America, having performed successfully pop music, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads...
on his current label Warner Music. The album was subtitled
"Luis Miguel '87: Soy Como Quiero Ser" and was the first of many collaborations with longtime producer Juan Carlos Calderón. The singers
Laura BraniganLaura Branigan was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is arguably best known for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria"...
and Rocío Banquells appear on two of the album's tracks. The majority of the songs included are covers from the 60's, 70's and 80's.
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Soy Como Quiero Ser is the first album recorded by Mexican singer
Luis MiguelLuis Miguel Gallego Basteri, known as Luis Miguel, is a Puerto Rican-born, Mexican-raised singer. He is best known for his gifted vocals, and for being one of the most popular singers from Latin America, having performed successfully pop music, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads...
on his current label Warner Music. The album was subtitled
"Luis Miguel '87: Soy Como Quiero Ser" and was the first of many collaborations with longtime producer Juan Carlos Calderón. The singers
Laura BraniganLaura Branigan was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is arguably best known for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria"...
and Rocío Banquells appear on two of the album's tracks. The majority of the songs included are covers from the 60's, 70's and 80's. It received a nomination for a
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album has been awarded since 1984. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...
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Track listing
| # |
Title |
Composer |
Time |
| 1 |
Es Mejor "Reach Out I'll Be There" is a 1966 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s and is today considered The Tops' signature song...
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Lamont Dozier Lamont Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.-Career:Dozier is best known as a member of Holland-Dozier-Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha...
/Eddie Holland/Brian HollandThis article is about the African American songwriter and record producer. For the Bryan Holland who is best known as the lead singer/guitarist of the American band The Offspring, see Dexter Holland....
/Alejandro Monroy/Carlos Villa |
3:48 |
| 2 |
Sin Hablar (Duet with Laura Branigan Laura Branigan was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is arguably best known for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria"...
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Juan Carlos Calderón |
4:27 |
| 3 |
Ahora Te Puedes Marchar |
Ivor Raymonde Ivor Raymonde, born Ivor Pomerance , was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s....
/Mike Hawker/Luis Gómez Escolar |
3:13 |
| 4 |
Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is a song recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield. It is an English version of an Italian song called "Io che non vivo " written by Pino Donaggio and Vito Pallavicini...
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Pino Donaggio Giuseppe "Pino" Donaggio is an Italian composer.Born in Burano , into a family of musicians, Donaggio began studying violin at the age of ten, first at the Benedetto Marcello conservatory in Venice, followed by the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan...
/Vito PallaviciniVito Pallavicini was an Italian lyricist.Born in Vigevano, he wrote numerous songs, during his career for Adriano Celentano , Caterina Caselli and many others. He died at the age of 83....
/Luis Gómez Escolar |
3:25 |
| 5 |
Eres Tú"Eres Tú" is a popular Spanish language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band Mocedades, with Amaya Uranga on lead.This song was chosen as Spain's entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest...
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Juan Carlos Calderón |
4:25 |
| 6 |
Sólo Tú (Only You) "Only You " is a pop song composed by Buck Ram and Ande Rand. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters in 1955....
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Andy Rande/Buck Ram Buck Ram was an American songwriter, and popular music producer and arranger....
/Carlos Toro |
3:17 |
| 7 |
No Me Puedo Escapar de Tí (Duet with Rocío Banquells) |
Juan Carlos Calderón |
3:20 |
| 8 |
Cuando Calienta el Sol "Love Me with All Your Heart" is a popular song, based on the Spanish language song "Cuando calienta el sol". The music and original Spanish words were written by Carlos Rigual, Mario Rigual and Carlos Martinoli. The English lyrics are sometimes credited to Michael Vaughn and sometimes to Sunny...
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Rafael Gastón Pérez/Carlos Rigual/Mario Rigual/Carlos Alberto Martinoli |
4:00 |
| 9 |
Soy Como Quiero Ser |
Luis Rey |
2:55 |
| 10 |
Perdóname "All by Myself" is a power ballad written and performed by Eric Carmen in 1975.The verse borrows very heavily from the second movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18, which Carmen believed was in the public domain...
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Eric Carmen Eric Carmen is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist.He scored with numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries , and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself" "Hungry...
/Carlos Toro |
3:23 |
| 11 |
Sunny "Sunny" is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century"....
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Bobby Hebb Bobby Hebb is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and 1966 recording of "Sunny".-Life and career:Hebb's parents, William and Ovalla Hebb, were both blind musicians...
/Luis Gómez Escolar |
3:18 |
Chart performance in United States
| Year |
Chart |
Track |
Peak |
| 1987 |
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks |
Ahora Te Puedes Marchar |
1 |
| 1988 |
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks |
No Me Puedo Escapar de Tí (duet with Rocio Banquells) |
14 |
| 1988 |
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks |
Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí |
26 |
| 1988 |
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks |
Soy Como Quiero Ser |
36 |
| 1988 |
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks |
Cuando Calienta El Sol |
50 |
Personnel
- Producer: Juan Carlos Calderón
- Executive Producer: Luis Rey
- Arrangements on "Sin Hablar", "Cuando Calienta el Sol", "Sólo Tú" and "Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí" by Juan Carlos Calderón
- Arrangements on "No Me Puedo Escapar De Ti", "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" and "Eres Tú" by K. C. Porter
K. C. Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. Porter has worked with such artists, as Selena, Ricky Martin, Santana, and Boyz II Men.-Early life:...
- Arrangements on "Es Mejor" and "Sunny" by: Randy Kerber
Randy Kerber is a composer, orchestrator, and keyboard performer, born September 25, 1958 in Encino, California, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema...
- Arrangements on: "Perdóname" and "Soy Como Quiero Ser" by Erich Bulling.
- Bass: Dennis Bellfield
- Drums: Carlos Vega and Paul Leim
- Guitars: Dan Huff and Paul Jackson Jr.
- Keyboards: Randy Kerber, Juan Carlos Calderón and K. C. Porter
K. C. Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. Porter has worked with such artists, as Selena, Ricky Martin, Santana, and Boyz II Men.-Early life:...
- Percussions: Paulinho DaCosta
- Piano: Randy Kerber
- Saxo solos: Joel Peskin
- Strings: Ezra Kilger
- Metals on "Es Mejor": Jerry Hey, Mark Russo, Bill Richenbach and Gary Grant.
- Metals on "Cuando Calienta El Sol": Burnette Dillon, Charles Davis, Jim sawyer and Joseph Johnson
- Background vocals: Tony DeFranco, K. C. Porter
K. C. Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. Porter has worked with such artists, as Selena, Ricky Martin, Santana, and Boyz II Men.-Early life:...
, Isela Sotelo and Darlene Kolden-Hoven
- Photography: Randee St. Nicholas