Raíces (Los Tigres del Norte album)
2008 studio album by Los Tigres del Norte
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Raíces ("Roots") is a cover album released by Regional Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte on May 4, 2008. The album became their sixth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. It won the Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album at the Grammy Awards of 2009.[2]
| Raíces | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 4, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Genre | Norteño | |||
| Label | Fonovisa | |||
| Los Tigres del Norte chronology | ||||
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Track listing
The information from Billboard.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Rey" | José Alfredo Jiménez | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Rumbo al Sur" | Felipe Valdés Leal, Ramón Ortega Contreras | 3:30 |
| 3. | "El Hijo del Pueblo" | Jiménez | 3:04 |
| 4. | "El Golpe Traidor" | Manuel Valdez | 3:04 |
| 5. | "No Volveré" | Manuel Esperón, Ernesto Cortázar | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Mi Gusto Es" | Samuel Lozano | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Sangre Caliente" | Abelardo Pulido | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Cien Años" | Rubén Fuentes, Alberto Cervantes | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Tu Recuerdo y Yo" | Jiménez | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Sin Ti" | Pepe Guízar | 3:17 |
| 11. | "No Me Amenaces" | Jiménez | 2:31 |
| 12. | "Tonta (Tonto)" | Armento Fierro | 3:21 |
Personnel
The information from Allmusic.[4]
- Hernán Hernández – Production assistant, Voz, Bajo Eléctrico
- Jorge Hernández – Voz, Acordeón
- Eduardo Hernández – Voz, Acordeón, Bajo Sexto, Saxophone
- Luis Hernández – Voz, Bajo Sexto
- Oscar Lara – Batería
- Don C. Tyler – Mastering engineer
- Alfonso Ródenas – Engineer, mixing
- Joseph Pope – Engineer, mixing
- Adriana Rebold – Graphic design, art direction
- Pablo Castro – Art direction
Chart performance
| Chart (2008)[5][6] | Peak position |
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| Mexico AMPROFON Albums Chart | 32 |
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 68 |