20 Años (Luis Miguel album) explained

20 Años
Type:Studio album
Artist:Luis Miguel
Cover:LM 20 años.jpg
Caption:Cover to the standard edition of the album
Recorded:1989–1990
Studio:Sunset Sound Studios
(Hollywood, CA)
Genre:Latin pop
Language:Spanish
Length:39:55
Label:WEA Latina
Producer:Juan Carlos Calderón
Prev Title:Busca una Mujer
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Romance
Next Year:1991

20 Años is the seventh studio album recorded by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, It was released by WEA Latina on May 18, 1990. The album was produced by Spanish singer-songwriter, composer and record producer Juan Carlos Calderón, who had worked on the two previous albums by Luis Miguel, and was a massive success across Latin-America, Spain, and with Hispanic listeners in the United States. A large majority of the tracks from the album received radio airplay, but the songs officially issued as singles were "Tengo Todo Excepto A Tí", "Entrégate", "Amante del amor", "Hoy el aire huele a ti", "Más allá de todo" and "Será que no me amas".

In 1991, the album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards and for Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year at the 3rd Lo Nuestro Awards.[1]

This album was the album that confirmed the success that Luis Miguel had reached with his last album Busca Una Mujer. The album broke the record in Mexico of most copies sold in one weekend (600,000 copies during the release weekend).

"Será que no me amas" had an "official choreography" that remains popular in Latin America to date. The album's second song, Oro de ley has become known among fans of professional wrestling for being the entrance theme of Japanese joshi wrestler Akira Hokuto.[2] [3]

Promotion

See main article: 20 Años Tour.

To promote the album, Luis Miguel began his 20 Años Tour on 12 July 1990 in Mexico City. On this tour he performed several shows at Mexico's Centro de Espectáculos Premier. These concerts were recorded and later released as a VHS video called .[4]

Personnel

Adapted from the 20 Años liner notes:[5]

Performance credits

Technical credits

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for 20 Años!Chart (1990)!Position
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[8] 11

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Hispanic Music Industry Salutes Its Best Wednesday. Sun-Sentinel. Tribune Company. Lannert. John. May 24, 1991. August 16, 2013. October 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002050941/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-05-24/features/9102280309_1_latin-music-awards-nuestro-mexican-singer. dead.
  2. Web site: Akira Hokuto vs Manami Toyota(2 September 1995)1/3. YouTube.
  3. Web site: Akira Hokuto. October 27, 2021. Kreikenbohm. Philip. Cagematch.
  4. News: Luis Miguel inició temporada en centro nocturno del DF. Spanish. El Siglo de Torreón. Editora de la Laguna. 41. 15 July 1990. 30 May 2019.
  5. 20 Años . 1990 . Luis . Miguel . Luis Miguel . Album liner notes . WEA Latina, a division of Warner Music Group . LPXI-6958. México.
  6. Hits of the World. 28 May 1994. 43. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 7 February 2015. 0006-2510.
  7. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  8. Top Pop Latin Albums. YE-50. Billboard. 0006-2510. 7 October 2022. 22 December 1990.
  9. 1991: The Year in Music – Top Pop Latin Albums. Billboard. 130. 51. 1991-12-21. YE-42.