Mal de Amor explained

Mal de Amor
Cover:MaldeAmor.JPEG
Type:Single
Artist:Juan Luis Guerra
Album:Areito
B-Side:Naboira/Daca Mayanimacana
Released:1993
Recorded:1992
Genre:
Length:3:46
Label:Karem Records
Prev Title:El Costo de la Vida
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Coronita de Flores
Next Year:1993

"Mal de Amor" (Lovesickness) is the fourth single from Juan Luis Guerra's sixth studio album Areíto, released in 1993 by Karem Records. The melody is by Nemous Jean Baptiste the Haitian compositor in 1960 the song was written and produced by Guerra. The track encompasses traditional merengue with Cumbia.[1] The song was the fourth consecutive single from the album to reach the top-ten on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. It also reached the top-ten in Venezuela.

Track listing

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[2] 4
Venezuela (UPI)[3] 5

Notes and References

  1. Book: Esencia Latina . 1991 . Latino Stuff Review . en.
  2. Book: Inc, Nielsen Business Media . Billboard . 1993-05-08 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.
  3. Web site: May 23, 1993 . Discos más populares de Latinoamérica . 2022-06-24 . h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx.