Un sol explained
Un Sol (stylized as ...Un Sol), also known as 1 + 1 = 2 Enamorados, is the debut studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Released in 1982, when Miguel was eleven years old. The album peaked at number two at the California's "Hot Latin LPs".[1]
Four songs from the album were done in Portuguese and released as two different singles in Brazil. According to the Brazilian newspaper A Luta Democrática, the single "1 + 1 = Dois Apaixonados" was certified gold there while the single "Mentira" sold 80,000 copies in the country.[2] The success motivated the label to plan an album by the singer with songs in Brazilian Portuguese.[2]
According to different sources the album sold around 700,000 copies in Miguel's home country, earning a gold and platinum certification there,[3] [4] and one million copies in Mexico alone.[5] [6] In Argentina it sold over 10,000 copies.[7]
Track listing
| Title | Composer | Time |
|---|
| 1 | 1 + 1 = 2 Enamorados | Rubén Amado / Javier Santos | 3:35 |
| 2 | Amor De Escuela | Octavio | 3:08 |
| 3 | Tomemos Los Patines (Prendiamo I Pattini) * | M. Fabrizio / R. Fogli / G. Morra - Adapt: Miguel A. Medina | 3:10 |
| 4 | Hay Un Algo * | Luisito Rey | 3:19 |
| 5 | Lo Que Me Gusta | Juan Gabriel | 2:47 |
| 6 | Balada Para Mi Abuela * | King Clave | 2:45 |
| 7 | Mentira | Juan Gabriel | 2:54 |
| 8 | El Tiempo * | Luisito Rey | 2:50 |
| 9 | Adolescente Soñador | Rubén Amado / Javier Santos | 3:01 | |
Musical direction and arrangements by Chucho Ferrer except (*) Peque Rossino.
Notes and References
- http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/80s/1982/BB-1982-07-10-OCR-Page-0069.pdf#search=%22luis%20miguel%22 Billboard magazine - 10 July 1982 - p.57 - "Hot Latin LPs" section under "California - Pop albums" section
- Luiz. Carlos. Lançado no Brasil o primeiro LP de Luís Miguel. A Luta Democrática. 7. December 21, 1983. October 18, 2021. (...) After receiving a gold record in Brazil with the hit "Um Mais Um - Dois Apaixonados" and having sold more than 80,000 copies of "Mentira", Luis Miguel returned to Brazil and recorded his first LP in Portuguese. (...). pt-br.
- Sucesso mexicano. Jornal do Brasil. 3. April 14, 1983. October 18, 2021. (...) His first LP, Un Sol, sold 700,000 copies in three months in Mexico and earned him a gold and platinum record. (...). pt-br.
- Cid. Lôbo. Lançado no Brasil disco de garotos prodígio mexicano. O Poti. 7. April 3, 1983. October 18, 2021. Luis Miguel, only twelve years old, son of a musician, born in Porto de Vera Cruz, Mexico, who leads the charts in his country, having achieved sales of around seven hundred thousand copies already on his first album, earning him the "Gold record" and "Platinum record" awards (...). pt-br.
- Book: Oiga, Números 464-475. Empresa Editora Eusko-Andina. 1990. 74. Su primer disco 1 + 1 = 2 enamorados había vendido más de un millón de copias en México y el estribillo pegajoso de la canción sonaba en todas las radios limeñas.
- Luís Miguel esteve no show comunicação. A Tribuna. 24. April 24, 1983. October 19, 2021. (...) A success in his country, Luis Miguel is thirteen years old and has recorded two LPs. The first one sold a million copies; the second is already around 900,000 copies. (...). pt-br.
- International Dateline - Argentina. Cash Box. World Radio History. 31. 10 September 1983. 4 January 2022.
- Web site: Luis Miguel - Decídete . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125083146/https://www.allmusic.com/album/un-sol-mw0000511280. 25 November 2012 . All Media Network. AllMusic. 16 November 2017 . live.
