Suave (song)

"Suave" ("Smooth") is a song written by Orlando Castro and Kiko Cibrian and performed by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released as the third single from his album Aries in 1993. The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. "Suave" was recognized by the Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) at the 1995 BMI Latin Awards.[1] The song was included in Miguel's compilation album Grandes Éxitos (2005). Two live performances of the song were included on El Concierto (1995) and Vivo (2000). A remix by Hex Hector was included in Miguel's remix album No Culpes a La Noche (2009). The music video for the song was directed by Kiko Guerrero and was filmed at Acapulco. "Suave" ranked at number 54 in the South American edition of the "VH1 100 Greatest Songs of the Nineties in Spanish".[2]

For other uses, see Suave (disambiguation).
"Suave"
Single by Luis Miguel
from the album Aries
Released1993
Recorded1993
GenreLatin pop
Length4:47
LabelWEA Latina
Songwriter(s)Orlando Castro, Kiko Cibrian
Producer(s)Luis Miguel, Kiko Cibrian
Luis Miguel singles chronology
"Hasta Que Me Olvides"
(1993)		 "Suave"
(1993)		 "El Día Que Me Quieras"
(1994)

Track listing
CD Promo
  1. "Suave" (radio edit) (4:58)
  2. "Suave" (Instrumental Mix) (5:29)
  3. "Suave" (MD's Freestyle Mix) (7:13)
  4. "Suave" (MD's Freestyle Semi-Dub Mix) (7:33)
  5. "Suave" (MD's Suavisimo Mix) (7:58)
  6. "Suave" (Top 40 Radio Edit) (4:30)
  7. "Suave" (Album Version)

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] 9

Jerry Rivera version
"Suave"
Single by Jerry Rivera
from the album Fresco
Released21 November 1995
Recorded1995
Genresalsa
Length4:29
LabelSony Discos
Songwriter(s)Orlando Castro, Kiko Cibrian
Producer(s)Sergio George
Jerry Rivera singles chronology
"Un Amor Verdadero"
(1995)		 "Suave"
(1995)		 "Loco de Amor"
(1996)

In 1995, Puerto Rican salsa singer Jerry Rivera covered "Suave" which was released on his album Fresco. The song peaked at number 16 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and reached number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart, becoming his first number one song on the latter chart. Rivera's version received a nomination for Tropical Song of the Year at the 8th Lo Nuestro Award, but lost to "Abriendo Puertas" by Gloria Estefan.[4]

Charts

See also

References
  1. "Los Premios Latinos de BMI Latin Awards". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 107 (51): 29. 23 December 1995. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. "Las 100 + grandiosas canciones de los años noventa en español". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 27 September 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Luis Miguel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. "Univision Announces the Nominees for Spanish-language Music's Highest Honors Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina". Univision. 27 March 1996. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  5. "Jerry Rivera Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. "Jerry Rivera Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  7. "1996: The Year in Music". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 108 (52): YE-68. 28 December 1996. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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