Drama y Luz (English: "Drama and Light") is the eighth studio album released by the Mexican Latin pop/Rock en Español band Maná. This album was released in three formats CD, CD with DVD, and 12" LP vinyl record. The album was released on April 12, 2011, after a long wait of 5 years since their last studio album Amar es Combatir. The first single off the album is "Lluvia al Corazón", released on March 10, 2011.Maná release new single "Lluvia al Corazón" Accessed on March 8, 2011. The song debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.Maná's new single "Lluvia al Corazón debut #1 Accessed on March 24, 2011. and the album made its debut at number 5 in the Billboard 200 selling 47,000 copies during its first week.
Track listing
DVD The CD/DVD edition is produced by Time Bender, produced by "Toiz" Rodriguez and directed by Iván López Barba and Rubén R. Bañuelos.
Personnel (band) Fher Olvera – main vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, coros, programming, Alex González – drums, vocals, coros, programming, keyboards Sergio Vallín – acoustic & electric guitars, coros, orchestral arrangements, string arrangements, keyboards, programming Juan Diego Calleros – bass
Additional personnel GusOrozco – guitar & bass arrangements, programming, keyboards Fernando "Psycho" Vallín – low arrangements, electric bass Fernando "El Bueno" Quintana – guitar & bass arrangements, string arrangements, coros, keyboards
Héctor Quintana – coros Carlos Munguía – coros Luis Conte – percussions Jeff Babko – keyboards Benjamin "Jamie" Muhoberac – keyboards Tommy Morgan – harmonica Suzie Katayama – orchestra director Charlie Bisharat – master concert violinist Jackie Brand – violin Mario de León – violin Tammy Hatwan – violin Gerry Hilera – violin Tereza Stanislav – violin Josefina Vergara – violin
Ken Yerke – violin Matt Funes – viola Jorge Moraga – viola Steve Richards – cello Rudy Stein – cello Nico Abondolo – contrabass David Parmeter – contrabass Chris Bleth – oboe Joe Meyer – French horn Steve Becknell – French horn Alan Kaplan – trombone Toño Márquez – lyrical advisor Augusto Chacón – copy editor José Quintana – vocal direction
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2011–2012)PeakpositionChilean Albums Charts1Peruan Albums Charts1Uruguayan Albums (CUD)12Venezuelan Albums (Recordland)1
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Drama y Luz Chart (2011) Position Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 9US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)3US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)51 Chart (2012) PositionUS Top Latin Albums (Billboard)8
Singles YearSongChart [ Performance of the singles on the Billboard charts.]Peakposition 2011"Lluvia al Corazón"Spain PROMUSICAE Top 50 Singles13U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks1U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay1U.S. Billboard Tropical Songs4"Amor Clandestino"U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks1U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay1U.S. Billboard Tropical Songs1"El Verdadero Amor Perdona" U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks1U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay1U.S. Billboard Tropical Songs1
Certifications
Awards Latin Grammy Award 2011: Best Rock Album 2011: Best Engineered Album
Grammy Awards 2012: Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album
Los Premios Telehit Los Premios Telehit 2011: Best Mexican Band International
See also Drama y Luz World Tour List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s List of number-one albums of 2011 (Spain)
References
External links Official website of the band Drama Y Luz on Amazon.com [ Review and overview] at Allmusic