Ciclos (Luis Enrique album) explained

Ciclos
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Luis Enrique
Cover:	Luis-enrique-ciclos.jpg
Recorded:	2008–2009
Studio:	Alliance Recording Studios (Hollywood, Florida, USA) The Hit Factory Critiera Picks And Hammers Sonic Projects Studios The Tiki Room (Miami, Florida, USA)
Label:	Top Stop Music
Prev Title:	Dentro Y Fuera
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Soy y Sere
Next Year:	2011

Ciclos (English: Cycles) is the 17th studio album recorded by American salsa singer-songwriter Luis Enrique, The album was released by Top Stop Music on 19 May 2009 (see 2009 in music). The album became his first number-one set on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart since Una Historia Diferente in 1991.

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) – 4:11
3. "Sonríe" (Sergio George, Mejia, Fernando Osorio) – 4:14
4. "Sombras Nada Más" (Jose Maria Contursi, Francisco Lomuso) – 4:27
5. "Parte de Este Juego" (Gianmarco Zignago) – 4:02
6. "No Me Des la Espalda" (Gutierrez) – 4:46
7. "Autobiografía" (Mejia, Piloto) – 4:34
8. "Cambia" (Carlos Varela) – 4:59
9. "Inocencia" (Mejia, Osorio) – 4:19
10. "Abre Tus Ojos" (Mejia, Osorio) – 3:47
11. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Piloto, Villamizar) (Pop Version) – 3:51

Credits and personnel

• Jose Aguirre – trumpet, horn arrangements
• Carlos Álvarez – 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
• Andrés Hernández – Photographer
• Raúl Hernández – concept, cover design
• Lee Levin – drums
• Luis Márquez – horn arrangements
• Elio Rivagli – drums
• Héctor Rubén Rivera – production coordination
• Reuben Rodríguez – 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
• Sidney Swift – engineer

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[1]	35
Chart (2010)	Position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[2]	59

Singles

Year	Chart^[3]	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

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

The Album received five nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009. The album won the following awards:

• Best Salsa Album: 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: Ciclos
• Song of the Year: "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar, songwriters)
• Producer of the Year: Sergio George

Grammy Awards

The Album won the following at the 2010 Grammy Awards:

• Best Tropical Latin Album

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2009. Billboard. 23 July 2021.
2. Web site: Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2010. Billboard. 23 July 2021.
3. Web site: Peak positions of all songs in Dutch Single Top 100. 25 October 2010.