Sólo para Ti (English: Only for You) is the twenty-fifth studio album by Mazz and was released on September 12, 1995 with EMI Latin. The album was named Hot Shot Debut at #4 on the Billboard Latin 50 chart. It contains the cumbia hit "Estúpido Romántico", which peaked at #6 on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, and other popular Mazz songs "Amigo Mio", "Vuelve Conmigo", and "Más y Más".
Production "Vuelve Conmigo" is backed up by Tejano singer Rebecca Valadez, who later also worked with Mazz co-founder Jimmy González and his iteration of Mazz after the original group's 1998 disbanding. Music videos were recorded for "Estúpido Romántico" and "Más y Más". Sólo para Ti also contains a reinterpretation of the then especially popular dance song "Macarena" and a "remixed" (or potentially re-recorded) version of "Traicionera", a ranchera Mazz previously recorded for their 1993 album Mazz Románticos Que Nunca, in a sort of hip-hop style.
The EMI Times commented that Sólo para Ti "represents the group's natural style and maturity", with Mazz lead singer Joe López adding that it "has more arrangements, more percussion and [...] is more thought out".
Track listing
Personnel
Jimmy González – producer, arrangements, guitar, backing vocals, mixing assistant Joe López – lead vocals Brando Mireles – keyboards Jerry de la Rosa – keyboards Mario González – bass Speedy Villanueva – bass Adolfo García – drums Chente Barrera – drums Richard Barrón – percussion Homero Esquivel – accordion Frankie Caballero – accordion Tommy González – saxophone Rebecca Valadez – backing vocals Betty – backing vocals Mike Pesina – voice-over intro Master "Mixin'" Mando – remixing and production of "Traicionera (Remix)" Kenneth Saldaña – rap lyrics and rap for "Traicionera (Remix)" Gilbert Velasquez – recording engineer, mixing, guitar Chuy Cavazos – additional engineering Jorge Infante Jr. – additional engineering Jerry Tubb – mastering Ruben S. Cubillos – art direction Creative Solutions – design Robert López – photography John McBurney – makeup Ms. Emily – hairstyles
Awards +Tejano Music AwardsYearCategory1996Album of the Year (Orchestra) +BMI Award-Winning SongsEstúpido RománticoAmigo Mio
Chart performance +Sólo para TiWeek ofChartPeakSeptember 30, 1995Billboard Top Latin Albums4Billboard Regional Mexican Albums2 +"Estúpido Romántico"Week ofChartPeakSeptember 30, 1995Billboard Hot Latin Tracks6October 28, 1995Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay4
Release history +RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogUnited StatesSeptember 12, 1995EMI LatinCDH2 7243 8 30913 2 4United StatesSeptember 12, 1995EMI LatincassetteH4 7243 8 30913 4 8United States1995EMI Latinclub CDH2 530913United States2011Capitol Latinreissued CD509999 47601 2 5
References