La Media Vuelta Explained

La Media Vuelta
Artist:José Alfredo Jiménez
Released:1963

"La Media Vuelta" ("The Turn Around") is a song written and performed by Mexican singer José Alfredo Jiménez released in 1963.[1] One of Jiménez' most famous compositions, the song has become part of the traditional Mexican musical repertoire, and has been recorded by dozens of singers and groups.

Javier Solís version

The first version of the song to chart in Mexico was that of Javier Solís. His recording entered the Mexican charts on the 22 June 1963 week,[2] peaking at number three on 20 July. The song would remain on the top 10 for almost six months, for a total of 27 weeks.[3]

Weekly charts

Luis Miguel version

La Media Vuelta
Cover:Luis miguel la media vuelta.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Luis Miguel
Album:Segundo Romance
Released:November 1994
Label:WEA Latina
Chronology:Luis Miguel
Prev Title:El Día Que Me Quieras
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Todo y Nada
Next Year:1995

It was covered by Mexican singer Luis Miguel on his album Segundo Romance where it was released as the second single from the album in November 1994 and reached number one on both the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and the Latin Pop Airplay charts.[5] [6] "La Media Vuelta" also became a number-one hit in Mexico and Panama; and a top-ten single in four other countries.

Luis Miguel's rendition is performed as a ranchera-bolero and features horns, strings, and Spanish guitars.[7] [8] Its music video, directed by Pedro Torres and filmed in black-and-white, features Miguel reminiscing at a bar about a woman who deceived him.[9] [10] Several Mexican celebrities including Juan Gabriel, Lola Beltrán, Amalia Mendoza, Katy Jurado, Pablo Montero, Carlos Monsiváis, Ofelia Medina and Jiménez's son made guest appearances in the video.[11] "La Media Vuelta" won the Lo Nuestro award for Video of the Year.[12] It was recognized as one of best-performing songs of the year at the 1996 ASCAP Latin Awards.[13] A live version of the song was included on his album El Concierto (1995).[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–95)Peak
position
El Salvador (UPI)[15] 10
Mexico (AMPROFON)[16] 1
Panama (UPI)[17] 1
Peru (UPI)[18] 3
Puerto Rico (UPI)[19] 10
Venezuela (UPI)[20] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[21] 10
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[22] 11

Other covers

"La Media Vuelta" was covered by Tejano singer Michael Salgado on his album De Buenas Raíces (1996).[23] His version peaked at number 38 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Segundo Romance. Luis Miguel. 1994. CD liner. WEA Latina. W2 97234. United States.
  2. Web site: Billboard Hits of the World - 22 June 1963 . 22 June 1963. 27 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Billboard Hits of the World - 14 December 1963 . 14 December 1963. 27 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Billboard Hits of the World - 20 July 1963 . 20 July 1963. 27 December 2020.
  5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luis miguel|chart=Latin Songs}} Luis Miguel — Chart history: Latin Songs]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 15 July 2014.
  6. News: Promueve Luismi "La media vuelta". Spanish. El Siglo de Torreón. Editora de la Laguna. 49. 26 November 1994. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724150134/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F11%2F05&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04908&PageLabel=49. 24 July 2014. dmy-all.
  7. Book: González, Aurelio. La copla de México. Spanish. El Colegio de México. 166. 2007. 978-968-12-1299-5.
  8. News: Luis Miguel rompe record de ventas con una nueva produccion. Spanish. El Siglo de Torreón. Editora de la Laguna. 4 September 1994. 65. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724143722/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F09%2F04&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar06508&PageLabel=65. 24 July 2014. dmy-all.
  9. News: Luis Miguel y su video-clip en el Palacio. Romero. Victor M. Spanish. El Siglo de Torreón. Editora de la Laguna. 49. 8 August 1994. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724151700/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F08%2F08&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04901&PageLabel=49. 24 July 2014. dmy-all.
  10. Torres, Pedro (director). La Media Vuelta. Television. Warner Music Mexico. 1994. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151202200636/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfGc8PLZgaY. 2 December 2015. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Revelan la memorable historia detrás del video "La media vuelta" de Luis Miguel . Quién . 25 December 2020 . es . 5 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Lo Nuestro – Historia. Spanish. Univision. Univision Communications. 8 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf. 26 June 2015. dmy-all.
  13. ASCAP Congratulates the Winners of the fourth El Premio ASCAP. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 108. 37. 17. 1996-09-14. 2013-09-27.
  14. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. El Concierto - Luis Miguel: Overview. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. 24 September 2016.
  15. Discos más populares en Latinoamérica. El Siglo de Torreón. October 29, 1994. August 10, 2022. es.
  16. Discos más populares en Latinoamérica. El Siglo de Torreón. December 17, 1994. August 10, 2022. es.
  17. Discos más populares en Latinoamérica. El Siglo de Torreón. March 25, 1995. August 10, 2022. es.
  18. Discos más populares en Latinoamérica. El Siglo de Torreón. October 14, 1994. August 10, 2022. es.
  19. Discos más populares en Latinoamérica. El Siglo de Torreón. December 17, 1994. August 10, 2022. es.
  20. Discos más populares en Latinoamérica. El Siglo de Torreón. January 28, 1995. August 10, 2022. es.
  21. The Year in Music: 1995. Billboard. 23 December 1995. YE-66.
  22. The Year in Music. Billboard. 66. December 23, 1995. December 8, 2016. https://archive.today/20200705180648/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1995/1995-12-23-Billboard-Page-0124.pdf%23search=%22ese%20hombre%20myriam%20selena%22. July 5, 2020.
  23. Web site: De Buenas Raices - Michael Salgado Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic . AllMusic . 26 December 2020 . en.
  24. Michael Salgado: Hot Latin Songs . Billboard . 26 December 2020.

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