Clásicos de la Provincia explained

Clásicos de la Provincia
Type:	studio
Artist:	Carlos Vives
Cover:	Clasicos de la Provincia cover.jpg
Genre:	Vallenato
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	La Tierra del Olvido
Next Year:	1995

Clásicos de la Provincia is the sixth album by Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives. Released in Colombia in late 1993, and internationally on February 22, 1994, the album is a collection of Colombian vallenato classics. The album made Vives a superstar in Colombia and was his breakthrough in the vallenato genre.

The album sold over 1.4 million copies in Colombia, and 3 million copies worldwide in its first 6 months of being released. Worldwide copies stands at 4 million.^[1]

Track listing

1. "La gota fría" (E. Zuleta) – 3:33
2. "Amor Sensible" (F. Molina) – 4:26
3. "Alicia Adorada" (J. Valencia) – 4:15
4. "La Hamaca Grande" (A. Pacheco) – 3:16
5. "El Cantor De Fonseca" (C. Huertas) – 3:07
6. "Matilde Lina" (L. Díaz) – 3:57
7. "Altos Del Rosario" (A. Durán) – 3:56
8. "Honda Herida" (R. Escalona) – 3:03
9. "La Cañaguatera" (I. Carrillo) – 3:13
10. "Lirio Rojo" (C. Ochoa) – 2:48
11. "La Tijera" (L. Martínez) – 3:27
12. "Compae Chipuco" (C. Gomez) – 3:16
13. "Pedazo De Acordeón" (A. Durán) – 4:06
14. "La Celosa" (F. Molina) – 4:12
15. "Contestación A La Brasilera (fragmento)" (A. Zabaleta) – 0:49

Personnel

Performance credits

• Carlos Vives - Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
• Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion, Vocals (Pedazo de Accordion), Backing Vocals
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
• Luis Ángel Pastor - Bass
• John Jairo Lemus - Conga
• Luis Pacheco - Conga, Guache, Tamboura, Tambourine
• Alexa Hernández - Vocals, Choir
• Amparo Sandino - Vocals Choir
• Aníbal Rivera - Electric Guitar
• Antonio Arnedo - Gaita, Soprano Saxophone
• Eder Polo - Guacharaca
• Bernardo Ossa - Keyboards, Percussion
• Michael Egizi - Piano
• Alfredo Rosado - Tamboura, Tambourine
• Heberth Cuadrado - Violin, Vocals ("Pedazo De Acordeón")

Technical credits

• Eduardo de Narváez - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Arranger
• Bernardo Ossa - Arranger
• Carlos Vives - Arranger, Direction
• Rafael Mejía - Art Direction
• Phil Austin - Engineer
• Jorge Díaz - Engineer
• Robin Jenny - Engineer, Mastering
• Manuel Riveira - Representation

Chart performance

Chart (1994-1995)	Peak position
Chile (APF)^[2]	1
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums^[3]	2
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums	2
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums	21

See also

• List of best-selling albums in Colombia

External credits

• Carlos Vives official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carlos Vives rompió el molde hace 25 años. August 9, 2023. El Heraldo. es. Jonathan. Díaz Cárdenas.
2. Hits of the World. 107. 3. 49. 1995-01-21. 2011-06-27. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
3. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carlos vives|chart=all}} Clasicos de la Provincia – Carlos Vives ]. 2011-10-13. Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc.