Gracias Por Estar Aquí
2013 studio album by Marco Antonio Solís
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Gracias Por Estar Aquí (Eng.: "Thank You For Being Here") is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Universal Music Latino on October 22, 2013 (see 2013 in music).
- EastWest Studios
(Hollywood, California) - Puntorec Studios
(Turin, Italy) - The Cavern Studios
(Westlake Village, California)
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| Released | October 22, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
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| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 34:50 | |||
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| Producer | Marco Antonio Solís | |||
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Gracias Por Estar Aquí reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. Two singles were released from the album: "Tres Semanas" and "De Mil Amores". The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and a Premio Lo Nuestro nomination for Pop Album of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015.
"Tres Semanas" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015, while "De Mil Amores" was awarded a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song. In Mexico, the album achieved Gold status.
Background and release
The first single, "Tres Semanas" was released on July 15, 2013. The song became a number-one hit on the Mexican Monitor Latino chart.[1] The official video for "Tres Semanas" premiered July 26, 2013.[2] The album was made available for preorder on September 26, 2013. The official video for the second single "De Mil Amores" premiered on February 28, 2014.[3]
Reception
On August 3, 2014, Renuncio a Estar Contigo became a number-one hit on the Mexican Monitor Latino chart for four consecutive weeks. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and "De Mil Amores" won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014.[4] It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[5] It was also nominated for Pop Album of the Year and "Tres Semanas" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015.[6]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Gracias Por Estar Aquí" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Lo Mejor Para los Dos" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Tres Semanas" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Todo Vuelve a Su Ritmo" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "En Tu Propio Vuelo" | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Tu Mirada En La Mia" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Lo Que Me Queda Por Vivir Sin Ti" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Renuncio a Estar Contigo" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Linda Noche Buena" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "De Mil Amores" | 3:03 |
Deluxe Edition was released on April 29, 2014
All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís except "El Perdedor" by Enrique Iglesias and Descemer Bueno, and "Historia de un Amor" by Carlos Eleta Almarán
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Gracias Por Estar Aquí" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Tres Semanas" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Lo Mejor Para los Dos" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Lo Que Me Queda Por Vivir Sin Ti" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "De Mil Amores" | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Linda Noche Buena" | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Renuncio a Estar Contigo" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "En Tu Propio Vuelo" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Tu Mirada En La Mia" | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Todo Vuelve a Su Ritmo" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "De Mil Amores" (Pop Version) | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Renuncio a Estar Contigo" (Ranchera Version) | 3:57 |
| 13. | "El Perdedor" (featuring Enrique Iglesias) | 3:11 |
| 14. | "Historia de un Amor" (featuring David Bisbal) | 3:36 |
| 15. | "Tu Carcel" (featuring Wisin & Yandel, David Bisbal, and Alejandra Guzmán) | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Gracias Por Estar Aquí" (EPK) | |
| 2. | "Tres Semanas" | |
| 3. | "De Mil Amores" | |
| 4. | "De Mil Amores" (Behind The Scenes) | |
| 5. | "El Perdedor" | |
| 6. | "Historia de un Amor" | |
| 7. | "Tu Carcel" |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[12] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[13] | Gold | 30,000^ |
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Personnel
The following credits are from AllMusic[14]
- Pablo Aguirre Arreglos – Piano
- Paulina Aguirre – Coros
- Sergio Alonso Arpa
- Bartolomeo Angelillo – Violin
- Tamara Bairo – Viola
- Massimo Barbierato – Violin
- Donata Beggiora – Violin
- Silvia Colli – Violin
- Raúl Cuellar – Violin
- Claudio Curri – Violin
- Benny Faccone – Mezcla
- Roberto Giglio – Viola
- Eriola Gripshi – Viola
- Gianandrea Guerra – Violin
- Giovanna Guli – Violin
- Jesus "Chuy" Guzman – Violin
- Livia Hagiu – Violin
- Ismael Hernández – Violin
- Ian Holmes – Coros
- Fation Hoxolli – Violin
- Leyla Hoyle – Coros
- Marcelo Iacometti – Violin
- Juan Jiménez – Guitarron
- Héctor Kron – Creative Director
- German Lopez – Vihuela
- Roberto Lucano – Violin
- Hasani Luviona – Violin
- Simona Mana – Violin
- Michelangelo Cagnetta – Violin
- Federica Michelon – Viola
- Liliana Mitulescu – Viola
- Carlos Murguía – Coros
- Anna Paraschiv – Violin
- Juan Rodríguez – Violin
- Walter Rodriguez –Bateria
- Aba Rubolino – Viola
- Emanuelle Russo – Violin
- Marco Antonio Solís – Composer, Primary Artist
- Diana Subashi – Violin
- Serafino Tedesi – Violin