No Me Corten El Pelo Explained

No Me Corten El Pelo
Type:studio
Artist:Menudo
Cover:Menudo - No Me Corten El Pelo (album cover).jpg
Released:December 1, 1990
Genre:Latin Pop, Latin Rock, Rock
Length:33:44
Label:Sonografica, Melody, Sonotone Music Corp.
Producer:Jesus Enrique Gonzalez, Luis Oliver, Ezequiel Serrano
Prev Title:Os Ultimos Herois
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Detrás De Tu Mirada
Next Year:1991

No Me Corten El Pelo is a studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1990.[1] [2] The lineup for the quintet included Sergio Gonzalez, Rubén Gómez, Robert Avellanet, Rawy Torres, and new member Adrián Olivares, after César Abreu left the group.[3]

Promotion

Events surrounding the album's release and promotion marked a significant crisis in Menudo's history. In November 1990, Gonzalez and Gómez were detained at Miami Airport for marijuana possession and were expelled from the group a few days before the album's release on December 1.[4] [5] Management quickly replaced both with Edward Aguilera and Jonathan Montenegro, forming a new lineup composed of Robert, Rawy, Adrian, Edward, and Jonathan.[6]

Months later, on April 6, 1991, another crisis unfolded: Avellanet, Torres, Aguilera, and Montenegro announced their departure from the group due to physical, psychological, and emotional abuse.[7] [8] Although Edgardo Díaz, Menudo's manager, denied the allegations, management decided to replace them with new members: Alexis Grullón, Abel Talamántez, Andy Blázquez, and Ashley Ruiz, in an attempt to stabilize the group.[9]

Critica reception

Regarding reviews from music critics, AllMusic rated it three out of five stars, although no accompanying text was provided to justify the rating.[10]

Commercial performance

Commercially, despite the incidents, the album was a success.[11] According to Cashbox magazine, the quintet recorded significant sales with the album, after periods of low sales in their discography. In the United States, it reached the 22nd position on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart.[12] In Puerto Rico, it ranked 15th on the Cashbox Latin LPs chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Music chart (1990) Peak
position
United States (Billboard Latin Pop Albums)[13] 22
Puerto Rico (Cashbox Puerto Rico Latin LPs)[14] 15

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Menudo - Music Biography, Credits and Discography . . June 15, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120629011010/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/menudo-mn0000874289#discography . June 29, 2012 .
  2. News: Molina . Dave . Menudo . 1995 . Artist Spotlight.
  3. Web site: Cesar Abreu, former "Menudo" member, discusses living his truth - CBS New York . www.cbsnews.com . November 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120100025/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/cesar-abreu-former-menudo-member-discusses-living-his-truth/ . November 20, 2023 . live.
  4. Web site: Two Menudo members ousted after arrest on drug charges - UPI Archives . UPI . November 12, 2024.
  5. News: Anderson . Susan Heller . Chronicle (Published 1990) . November 24, 1990 . . en-US . 0362-4331 . November 12, 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806034340/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/24/style/chronicle-832290.html . August 6, 2024.
  6. Book: Ruiz . Damarisse Martínez . Menudo: el reencuentro con la verdad . 1999 . Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas . Hato Rey . 1-881713-71-7.
  7. Web site: "Tuve que encerrarme en el baño": Jonathan Montenegro revealed the violence he suffered within Menudo . October 14, 2020 . Infobae . live . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808001728/https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2020/10/14/tuve-que-encerrarme-en-el-bano-jonathan-montenegro-revelo-la-violencia-que-sufrio-al-interior-de-menudo/.
  8. Web site: Ex Menudo Rawy Torres: Edgardo Díaz must pay for the abuses he committed . El Nacional . November 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201119013803/https://www.elnacional.com/entretenimiento/ex-menudo-rawy-torres-edgardo-diaz-debe-pagar-por-los-abusos-que-cometio/ . November 19, 2020 . es . November 18, 2020 . live.
  9. Web site: Menudo hits rock bottom: the day five members resigned . Big Bang! News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808001727/https://www.bigbangnews.com/show/menudo-toca-fondo-dia-renunciaron-cinco-integrantes-n65906 . August 8, 2024.
  10. Web site: No Me Corten El Pelo - Menudo . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808204309/https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-me-corten-el-pelo-mw0001070267 . August 8, 2024.
  11. January 19, 1991 . Cocinando . . 13 . November 11, 2024.
  12. February 9, 1991 . Top Latin Albums . . 68 . November 11, 2024.
  13. Web site: Menudo – Chart history. Billboard Latin Pop Albums. November 11, 2024.
  14. Puerto Rico Latin LPs. Cashbox. November 11, 2024. February 9, 1991. 13.

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