En Bancarrota
"En Bancarrota" (English: In Bankruptcy) is a ballad written, performed and produced by Canarian singer-songwriter Braulio. It was released by CBS Discos (now Sony Music Latin) in early 1987 as the second single from his studio album Lo Bello y lo Prohibido (1986). This song became his first (and to date only) number-one hit at the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and was later covered by Elvis Martínez, Raulin Rosendo and Floria Márquez.[1]
| "En Bancarrota" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Braulio | ||||
| from the album Lo Bello y lo Prohibido | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop · Latin ballad | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Discos CBS International | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Braulio | |||
| Producer(s) | Braulio · Ricardo Eddy Martínez | |||
| Braulio singles chronology | ||||
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In 1988, "En Bancarrota" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance, on the 30th Annual Grammy Awards. losing to Un hombre solo by Julio Iglesias.[2]
Chart performance
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 36 on 25 April 1987 and climbed to number-one twelve weeks later.[3][4] It replace at the top of the chart "Es Mi Mujer" by Mexican performer Emmanuel and was replaced six weeks later by "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Spanish performer Julio Iglesias.
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
Credits and personnel
This information adopted from Allmusic.
- Richard Eddy Martínez – arranger, director, producer
- Braulio García – producer
- Eric Schilling – engineer, mixing
- Mike Cuzzi – engineer
- Ted Stein – engineer
- Mike Todd – assistant engineer
References
- "En Bancarrota / Performers". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- "Here are the nominees for the 30th annual Grammy..." United Press International. 14 January 1988. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- "En Bancarrota – Week of April 25, 1987". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2 April 1987. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- "En Bancarrota – Week of May 30, 1987". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 May 1987. Retrieved 24 April 2009.