Ciclos (Luis Enrique album)

Ciclos (English: Cycles) is the 17th studio album recorded by Nicaraguan salsa singer-songwriter Luis Enrique, The album was released by Top Stop Music on 19 May 2009 (see 2009 in music). The album became his first number-one set on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart since Una Historia Diferente in 1991.

Ciclos
Studio album by
Luis Enrique
ReleasedMay 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
Recorded2008–2009
Studio
  • Alliance Recording Studios
    (Hollywood, Florida, USA)
  • The Hit Factory Critiera
  • Picks And Hammers
  • Sonic Projects Studios
  • The Tiki Room
    (Miami, Florida, USA)
GenreSalsa · Latin pop · Tropical
Length47:37
LabelTop Stop Music
ProducerBob Benozzo · Sergio George
Luis Enrique chronology
Dentro Y Fuera
(2007)		 Ciclos
(2009)		 Soy y Sere
(2011)
Singles from Ciclos
  1. "Yo No Sé Mañana"
    Released: March 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)
  2. "Como Volver a Ser Feliz"
    Released: September 14, 2009 (2009-09-14)
  3. "Sonríe"
    Released: February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luís Piloto, Jorge Villamizar) – 4:19
  2. "Cómo Volver a Ser Feliz" (Amaury Gutiérrez, Luis Enrique Mejia) – 4:11
  3. "Sonríe" (Sergio George, Mejia, Fernando Osorio) – 4:14
  4. "Sombras Nada Más" (Jose Maria Contursi, Francisco Lomuso) – 4:27
  5. "Parte de Este Juego" (Gianmarco Zignago) – 4:02
  6. "No Me Des la Espalda" (Gutierrez) – 4:46
  7. "Autobiografía" (Mejia, Piloto) – 4:34
  8. "Cambia" (Carlos Varela) – 4:59
  9. "Inocencia" (Mejia, Osorio) – 4:19
  10. "Abre Tus Ojos" (Mejia, Osorio ) – 3:47
  11. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Piloto, Villamizar) (Pop Version) – 3:51

Credits and personnel
  • Jose Aguirre – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Carlos Álvarez – mixing
  • Juan Mario Aracil "Mayito" – engineer
  • Alberto Barros – trombone
  • Ahmed Barroso – guitar
  • Bob Benozzo – arranger, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer
  • LaTisha Cotto – director
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Leonardo Di Angilla – percussion
  • Luis Enrique – guitar, percussion, Chorus
  • Sergio George – arranger, producer
  • Guianko Gómez – chorus
  • Andrés Hernández – Photographer
  • Raúl Hernández – concept, cover design
  • Lee Levin – drums
  • Luis Márquez – horn arrangements
  • Elio Rivagli – drums
  • Héctor Rubén Rivera – production coordination
  • Reuben Rodríguez – bass
  • Yorgis Goiricelaya – bass
  • Milton Salcedo – keyboards
  • José Sibaja – trumpet
  • Manolito – arranger
  • Rafael Solano – conga, shekere
  • Andrea Valfré – engineer
  • Ismael Vergara – sax
  • Robert Vilera – bongos, timbals, bell
  • Sidney Swift – engineer

Chart position

Album

Year Chart[2] Album Peak
2009 Billboard Latin Tropical Albums Ciclos 1
2009 Billboard 200 Ciclos 126
2009 Billboard Top Independent Albums Ciclos 18
2009 Billboard Top Latin Albums Ciclos 2

Singles

Year Chart[3][4] Single Peak
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Como Volver a Ser Feliz 24
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Como Volver a Ser Feliz 16
2009 Billboard Tropical/Salsa Como Volver a Ser Feliz 6
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Yo No Sé Mañana 6
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 28
2009 Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 1
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Yo No Sé Mañana 12
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 12
2009 Billboard Tropical Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 1
2010 Dutch Single Top 100 Yo No Sé Mañana 13
2010 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Sonrie 30
2010 Billboard Tropical/Salsa Sonrie 17

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold (Latin) 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

The Album received five nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009. The album won the following awards:

  • Best Salsa Album: Ciclos
  • Best Tropical Song: "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar, songwriters)

The Album was also nominated for the following awards:

Grammy Awards

The Album won the following at the 2010 Grammy Awards:

  • Best Tropical Latin Album

See also

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1548529
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1548529
  4. "Peak positions of all songs in Dutch Single Top 100". 25 October 2010.
  5. "American album certifications – Luis Enrique – Ciclos". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH. 
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