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Alma Caribeña

Alma Caribeña ~ Caribbean Soul is the ninth studio solo album and third Spanish album recorded by Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan. It also is the twenty-second overall, It was released by Epic Records on May 23, 2000 (see 2000 in music).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[2]

At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, in February 2001, the album won the award for Best Traditional Tropical Album, giving Estefan her third win in this category. At the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, in September 2000, the video for the first single “No Me Dejes de Querer”, directed by Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Gloria Estefan, won Best Music Video. At the Billboard Latin Music Awards, the album won the award for Best Tropical Salsa Album. The album sold more than 1 million copies outside the USA.

Track listing

Worldwide Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Por Un Beso"Robert Bladés5:01
2."Punto De Referencia"Robert Bladés · Angie Chirino · Emilio Estefan, Jr.4:51
3."Dame Otra Oportunidad"Hernan "Teddy" Mulet · Robert Bladés · George Noriega · Emilio Estefan, Jr.4:04
4."Como Me Duele Perderte"Marco Flores4:28
5."Te Tengo A Tí"George Noriega · Robert Bladés · Emilio Estefan, Jr.3:56
6."Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita" (Duet with Celia Cruz)René L. Toledo4:18
7."Nuestra Felicidad"Robert Bladés · Sal Cuevas3:00
8."La Flor y Tu Amor"René L. Toledo4:23
9."Me Voy"Marco Flores5:01
10."Sólo Por Tu Amor"Randall M. Barlow4:03
11."Tengo Que Decirte Algo" (Duet with José Feliciano)Robert Bladés3:18
12."No Me Dejes De Querer"Gloria Estefan · Emilio Estefan, Jr. · Robert Bladés3:37
13."No Me Dejes De Querer" ("Flores" Del Caribe Mix - Radio Edit)Gloria Estefan · Emilio Estefan, Jr. · Robert Bladés4:43
Japan CD Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."No Me Dejes De Querer" (Acoustic Version / aka Unplugged)Gloria Estefan · Emilio Estefan, Jr. · Robert Bladés3:27
U.S. Limited Edition (Exclusive Warehouse Music Release) Bonus CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Me Dejes De Querer" (Unplugged)Gloria Estefan · Emilio Estefan Jr. · Robert Bladés3:27
U.S. Advanced Promo CD (ESK 12780)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Me Dejes De Querer"Gloria Estefan · Emilio Estefan, Jr. · Robert Bladés3:37
2."Por Un Beso"Robert Bladés5:01
3."Punto De Referencia"Robert Bladés · Angie Chirino · Emilio Estefan Jr.4:51
4."Dame Otra Oportunidad"Hernan "Teddy" Mulet · Robert Bladés · George Noriega · Emilio Estefan, Jr.4:04
5."Como Me Duele Perderte"Marco Flores4:28
6."Te Tengo A Tí"George Noriega · Robert Blades · Emilio Estefan, Jr.3:56
7."Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita" (Duet with Celia Cruz)René L. Toledo4:18
8."Nuestra Felicidad"Robert Bladés · Sal Cuevas3:00
9."La Flor y Tu Amor"René L. Toledo4:23
10."Me Voy"Marco Flores5:01
11."Solo Por Tu Amor"Randall M. Barlow4:03
12."Tengo Que Decirte Algo" (Duet with José Feliciano)Robert Bladés3:18
13."No Me Dejes De Querer" ("Flores" Del Caribe Mix - Radio Edit)Gloria Estefan · Emilio Estefan, Jr. · Robert Bladés4:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 50
French Albums (SNEP)[4] 41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 18
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 11
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[7] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 44
US Billboard 200[10] 50
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[11] 1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
European Albums (Music & Media)[13] 92
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[14] 28

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[15] Platinum 60,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[16] Gold 75,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Year Award Show Award
2000 Latin Grammy Award Best Music Video, “No Me Dejes de Querer”
2001 Grammy Award Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
2001 Billboard Latin Music Award Best Tropical/Salsa Album

Release history

Region Date
U.S. May 23, 2000
Canada
Europe May 15, 2000
France May 9, 2000
U.K. May 15, 2000
Japan May 24, 2000
Australia June 9, 2000

See also

  • List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000
  • List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r479669
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review (2000)
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gloria Estefan – Alma Caribeña / Caribbean Soul" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gloria Estefan – Alma Caribeña / Caribbean Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gloria Estefan – Alma Caribeña / Caribbean Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Gloria Estefan – Alma Caribeña / Caribbean Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gloria Estefan – Alma Caribeña / Caribbean Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "Gloria Estefan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 52. 23 December 2000. p. 9. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via American Radio History.
  14. ^ "AFYVE EN 2000". Anuariossgae: 44. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  16. ^ "Certificaciones 2000". AMPROFON (in Spanish). Facebook. 2000. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Gloria Estefan – Alma Caribena". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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