Gracias Por Estar Aquí Explained

Gracias Por Estar Aquí
Type:Studio
Artist:Marco Antonio Solís
Cover:Gracias Por Estar Aqui cover.jpg
Recorded:2012–2013
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Genre:Latin pop
Length:34:50
Producer:Marco Antonio Solís
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Gracias Por Estar Aquí (Eng.: "Thank You For Being Here") is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Universal Music Latino on October 22, 2013 (see 2013 in music).

Gracias Por Estar Aquí reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. Two singles were released from the album: "Tres Semanas" and "De Mil Amores". The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and a Premio Lo Nuestro nomination for Pop Album of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015.

"Tres Semanas" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015, while "De Mil Amores" was awarded a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song. In Mexico, the album achieved Gold status.

Background and release

The first single, "Tres Semanas" was released on July 15, 2013. The song became a number-one hit on the Mexican Monitor Latino chart.[1] The official video for "Tres Semanas" premiered July 26, 2013.[2] The album was made available for preorder on September 26, 2013. The official video for the second single "De Mil Amores" premiered on February 28, 2014.[3]

Reception

On August 3, 2014, Spanish; Castilian: Renuncio a Estar Contigo became a number-one hit on the Mexican Monitor Latino chart for four consecutive weeks. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and "De Mil Amores" won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014.[4] It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[5] It was also nominated for Pop Album of the Year and "Tres Semanas" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio SolísDeluxe Edition was released on April 29, 2014

All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís except "El Perdedor" by Enrique Iglesias and Descemer Bueno, and "Historia de un Amor" by Carlos Eleta Almarán

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)[7] 12
Chart (2014)Position
US Latin Albums[8] 9
US Latin Pop Albums[9] 3

Certifications

Personnel

The following credits are from AllMusic[10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 20 Ingles: Del 14 Al 20 de Octubre del 2013. Spanish. October 20, 2013. October 22, 2013. Monitor Latino. RadioNotas. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061704/http://monitorlatino.com.mx//Charts/General1014201310202013.html. October 23, 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Marco Antonio Solis Presenta el Video de "Tres Semanas". Universal Music Magazine. July 16, 2017. Spanish. July 26, 2013.
  3. Web site: Marco Antonio Solis Presenta el Video de "De Mil Amores". Universal Music Magazine. July 16, 2017. Spanish. January 6, 2014.
  4. News: Latin Grammys 2014: Complete list of nominees and winners. July 16, 2017. LA Times. Tribune Publishing. November 20, 2014.
  5. http://www.grammy.com/files/pages/57thpresslist12042014-with_aoy.pdf List of Nominees 2015
  6. News: Lista de Ganadores – Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Award 2015. Univision. Univision Communications. 2014. July 16, 2017. Spanish. HTML. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223124204/http://premiolonuestro.abardev.net/admin/start/sessionvoting/loginvoting. February 23, 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: El álbum más vendido durante 2013 en Argentina: "Violetta – Hoy somos más" . CAPIF . January 11, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213015146/https://www.capif.org.ar/noticia.aspx?id=26 . December 13, 2014 .
  8. Web site: Latin Albums . Billboard . January 4, 2014.
  9. Web site: Latin Pop Albums. Billboard . January 4, 2014.
  10. Web site: Gracias_Por_Estar_Aquí — Credits. July 16, 2017. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.