El Encuentro (English: The Encounter) is a live album by Mexican pop singer Mijares. This album was released on 21 November 1995. Sometimes is called "Akustic". This album was produced by Oscar López. It's a live collection of his old hits and some new songs. Recorded live at Televisa's San Angel Studios, Mexico City, Mexico on 9 August 1995.Mijares El Encuentro CD
History This concert was recorded for the Mexican television, when Televisa pretended to make some musical programs called "Akustic" alike the concept of MTV Unplugged. For this concert he had some special guests like: Lucero, Barrio Boyzz and the Argentinean Patricia Sosa where they sang the Spanish version of the Italian song "Ti lascerò" which was originally recorded by Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali. It has 2 new songs (apart from the duets): "Mi única droga eres tú" (My only drug is you) and "El corazón sigue aferrado" (The heart is still grappled).
Track listing Tracks:Billboard Volverás No Se Murió el Amor Tan solo Mi Única Droga Eres Tú Medley (Para Amarnos Mas / Me Acordare De Ti / Que Nada Nos Separe / Para Amarnos Mas Tarde O Temprano (Duet with Barrio Boyzz) Palabras de Mujer/ Perfidia El Corazón Sigue Aferrado El Breve Espacio en Que No Estás Te dejaré (Ti Lascero) (Duet with Patricia Sosa) Corazón Salvaje Soldado del Amor Cuatro Veces Amor (Duet with Lucero) Bella No Hace Falta Uno Entre Mil Medley 2 (Bonita / A Pedir Su Mano / Para Nene Para / Bonita)
Singles Cuatro veces amor Tarde o Temprano Tan Solo
Lucero Duet "Hasta que se me hizo Manuelito..." (It means something like "Finally my dream has been come true, Manuelito..."); this is the phrase which Lucero is heard at the beginning of the song "4 Veces Amor" (4 Times Love) their first duet ever, the song was a gigantic success that helped the sales of the album.
Single Charts # Title Mexico United States Lat. Airplay El Salvador Costa Rica Panama Guatemala Chile Nicaragua 1. "Cuatro veces amor"#1#5Billboard http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-01-27/latin-pop-songs#1#6#1#1#1#1
Credits
Special Guests Lucero Barrio Boyzz Patricia Sosa
Background Vocals Amaury López Doris Eugenio
Percussion Armando Espinoza Sammy Figueroa Graham Hawthorne
Guitars Kevin Reed Ira Siegel
Winds Bobby Martinez (Saxophone) Isidro Martínez (Trumpet)
Arranger & Keyboards Didi Gutman (also organ) Amaury Lopez
Others Mastering: Don Grossinger
Mixing David Dachinger
Set Up: Adolfo Pérez Butro (Photography) Luis Miguel Menendez (Photography) Jose Luis Mijares (Graphic Design, Illustrations)
Executive Producer: Mario Ruiz
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