Busca una Mujer (English: Looking for a Woman), also known as Un Hombre Busca una Mujer, is the sixth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was mainly written and produced by Juan Carlos Calderón, and released on November 25, 1988, as the second album released with Warner Music. "Fría Como el Viento" was released as the album's lead single, which spent seven months on the top-ten of many record charts in Latin America. The success of "Fría Como el Viento" almost overshadowed the rest of the singles released from the album ("Separados", "La Incondicional", "Un Hombre Busca una Mujer", "Culpable o No (Miénteme Como Siempre)", "Esa Niña" and "El Primero" ). The album title was simply Busca una Mujer since his name would complement the title (i.e. meaning Luis Miguel Busca una Mujer). On the Billboard Billboard Hot Latin Songs Year-End Chart of 1989, "La Incondicional" appeared at number three. "Separados" has since become known among fans of professional wrestling for being the entrance theme of Japanese masked wrestler Último Dragón, outside of his tenure in WWE.
Promotion
To promote the album, Luis Miguel embarked on a tour during 1989 and 1990. In 1989 a VHS video was released, a compilation of his concerts in Mexico called Un Año de Conciertos.
Track listing
Brazilian version
The Brazilian version of Busca Una Mujer was released in 1988 with 2 songs in Portuguese, “Fria Como O Vento” and “A Incondicional”.
Personnel Adapted from the Busca Una Mujer liner notes:
Performance credits
Juan Carlos Calderón – keyboards , arranger , chorus arrangement Randy Kerber – keyboards , arranger , brass arranger K.C. Porter – keyboards , arranger Dennis Belfield – bass John Robinson – drums Jeff Porcaro – drums Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar Buzz Feiten – guitar , guitar solo Jerry Hey – brass Gary Grant – brass Kim Hutchcroft – brass Alan Kaplan – brass Lew McCreary – brass Antonio Molto – saxophone solo Conjunto de Cuerda de Madrid – strings Luis Miguel – background vocals , brass arranger Andrea Bronston – background vocals Mary Jamison – background vocals Doris – background vocals Huevo – background vocals Mikel – background vocals
Technical credits
Juan Carlos Calderón – producer Benny Faccone – engineer (rhythmic bases, dubbing, brass section) Brad Gilderman – mixer Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer Carlos Martos – engineer (voice recording) Vicente – engineer (voice recording) Joaquin Torres – engineer (strings, additional dubs) Ivy Skoff – production coordination Carlos Somonte – photography Gilardi M/W S.A. publicidad – design
Recording and mixing locations
Studio 55, Hollywood, California – rhythmic bases and dubbing Torresonido, Madrid, Spain – strings and additional dubs Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California – brass section Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, California – mastering Suma Music Group, West Hollywood, California – mixing Estudio Mediterranean Sound, Ibiza, Spain – Luis Miguel's voice recording
Chart performance Album
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Busca una MujerChart (1989) Peakpositionscope="row" rowheader=true
Chart (2003) PeakpositionSpanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)85
Chart (2018) Peakposition Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)21
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Busca una MujerChart (1989)PositionUS Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)11
Chart (1990)PositionUS Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)25
Chart (2018) Position Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 98
Singles Year Chart Single Peak 1988 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Un Hombre Busca Una Mujer 5 La Incondicional 1 Fría Como El Viento 1 1989 Separados 8 Esa Niña 35 Culpable O No (Miénteme Como Siempre) 22 2018 Mexico Streaming (AMPROFON) 6
Certifications and sales
See also List of best-selling albums in Mexico List of best-selling Latin albums
References