Dile a Ella explained

Dile a Ella
Cover:Dile a ella.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Víctor Manuelle
Album:A Pesar de Todo
Released:1997
Studio:Powerlight, Puerto Rico
Sir Sound, Inc., New York, NY
Genre:Salsa
Label:Sony Discos
Prev Title:Como una Estrella
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:He Tratado
Next Year:1997

"Dile a Ella" ("Tell Her") is a song written by Gil Francisco and performed by Puerto Rican salsa singer Víctor Manuelle on his fourth studio album A Pesar de Todo (1997).[1] It was released as the lead single from the album. In the song, the singer asks his friend to tell a woman that he loved that he cannot forget her. It became his third #1 hit on the Tropical Airplay chart and spent nine weeks week on top, making it the longest-running tropical song of 1997.[2] José A. Estévez, Jr. called it a tune that "bristles with uninhibited energy".[1] Paul Verna of Billboard cited the song as one of the album's "amorous ditties".[3] "Dile a Ella" was also listed on Billboards "Best 15 Salsa Songs Ever".[4] "Dile a Ella" won a BMI Latin Award in 1999.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estévez, Jr. . José A. . A Pesar de Todo - Víctor Manuelle Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic . AllMusic . September 19, 2021.
  2. Lannert . John . Latin Notas . Billboard . 27 December 1997 . 109 . 52 . 54 . 4 May 2021 . Nielsen Business Media . 0006-2510 . 4 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210504171004/https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA54 . live .
  3. Verna . Paul . Reviews & Previews . Billboard . June 21, 1997 . 72 . September 19, 2021 . Nielsen Business Media . en.
  4. Cantor-Navas . Judy . The 15 Best Salsa Songs Ever: Critic's Picks . Billboard . September 19, 2021 . May 31, 2018.
  5. Los Premios Latinos de BMI Latin 1999. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 111. 26. 33. June 26, 1999. June 29, 2015.
  6. The Year in Music. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 109. 52. YE-62. December 27, 1997. May 25, 2021. May 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526004811/https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=SL680-PA62. live.