Trozos de Mi Alma

Summary

Trozos de Mi Alma (English: Pieces of My Soul) is the third studio album recorded by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Fonovisa Records on January 26, 1999 (see 1999 in music). This album became his first number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums, and it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales over 1,000,000 units in United States;[1] it also received a diamond accreditation in Mexico in 2004.[2]

Trozos de Mi Alma
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1999 (1999-01-26)
Recorded1998
Studio
Genre
Length41:28
LabelFonovisa
ProducerBebu Silvetti
Marco Antonio Solís chronology
Marco Antonio Solís
(1997)
Trozos de Mi Alma
(1999)
Más de Mi Alma
(2001)
Singles from Trozos de Mi Alma
  1. "Si No Te Hubieras Ido (1998)"
  2. "Sigue Sin Mí (1999)"
  3. "Invéntame (1999)"
  4. "Si Te Pudiera Mentir (2000)"
  5. "El Peor de Mis Fracasos (2000)"

Trozos de Mi Alma features songs written by Solís, but previously recorded by different artists, including Enrique Iglesias, Olga Tañón, Beatríz Adriana, Dulce, María Sorté and Rocío Dúrcal, among others. His version of the track "Si No Te Hubieras Ido" was included on the soundtrack for the Mexican film Y Tu Mamá También (2001). It was also featured as the opening theme for the Mexican telenovela Salomé (2001–2002), produced by Juan Osorio starring Guy Ecker and Edith González. "Sigue Sin Mi" was also featured as the opening theme for the Mexican telenovela Siempre te amaré (2000), produced by Juan Osorio starring Laura Flores, Fernando Carrillo and Arturo Peniche.

Track listing edit

All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís

No.TitleOriginally performed byLength
1."Si No Te Hubieras Ido"Marisela (1984)4:48
2."Amor en Silencio"Dulce (1988)3:58
3."Se Va Muriendo Mi Alma"María Sorté (1990)4:35
4."Mi Eterno Amor Secreto"Olga Tañón (1996)3:46
5."Sigue Sin Mí"Beatriz Adriana (1986)4:02
6."Si Te Pudiera Mentir"Rocío Dúrcal (1990)4:21
7."La Última Parte"Ariel (1998)4:38
8."Invéntame"Enrique Iglesias (1995)3:31
9."A Qué Me Quedo Contigo"Rocío Dúrcal (1990)4:18
10."El Peor de Mis Fracasos"María Sorté (1990)4:10

Chart performance edit

Chart (1999)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Top Heatseekers 9
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1
US Billboard 200 157

Sales and certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] Platinum 60,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[5] Diamond 1,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 598,000[6]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "Trozos de Mi Alma". AMPROFON. AMPROFON, A.C. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "Trozos de Mi Alma". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  4. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Marco Antonio Solis – Trozos d". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  5. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Marco Antonio Solis in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Trozos de Mi Alma in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  6. ^ Estevez, Marjua (October 17, 2017). "The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Marco Antonio Solis – Trozos de Mi Alma". Recording Industry Association of America.