No Tengo Dinero (Juan Gabriel song) explained

No Tengo Dinero
Cover:Notengodinero.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Juan Gabriel
Album:El Alma Joven
Language:Spanish
English Title:"I Don't Have Money"
Written:1970
Released:May 14, 1971
Genre:Latin pop
Length:3:06
Label:RCA Records

"No Tengo Dinero" (in English: "I Don't Have Money") is a song by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, released in 1971 on his debut studio album, El Alma Joven. The song is an original composition by Gabriel. The title track was released as a single in 1971 and is Gabriel's debut single.

The song was met with instant success and was a breakthrough for Gabriel, becoming his first hit.[1]

Kumbia Kings version

No Tengo Dinero
Cover:No tengo dinero single cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings featuring Juan Gabriel and El Gran Silencio
Album:4
Released:January 14, 2003
Recorded:2002
Genre:Cumbia music
Length:4:55
Label:EMI Latin
Producer:A.B. Quintanilla III
Cruz Martínez
Chronology:A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings
Prev Title:La Cucaracha
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Insomnio
Next Year:2003

In 2003, Mexican-American group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings covered "No Tengo Dinero" which was released as the first single from their album titled 4. Featuring Juan Gabriel and El Gran Silencio, the song was given a Lo Nuestro award for Regional Mexican Song of the Year.[2]

Chart performance

Juanes version

In 2021, Colombian singer Juanes covered the song. It peaked the Mexican Airplay Chart.[3]

Chart performance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miranda . Carolina . 2016-08-30 . Juan Gabriel was a songwriter who knew how to channel the struggles of modern life and the hurt of the wounded . 2023-11-28 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  2. Web site: Lo Nuestro 2004 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro . Univision . 2001-11-16 . 2012-03-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110805232521/http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=490989 . 2011-08-05 .
  3. Web site: Charts monitorLATINO: Las mejores canciones por país.