Agua Dulce, Agua Salá

"Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" ("Sweet Water, Salt Water") is a song from Spanish singer Julio Iglesias's studio album La Carretera (1995). The song was written by Estéfano, Donato Poveda, and Hal Batt and produced by Ramón Arcusa. It was released as the lead single from the album in 1995. A rumba flamenca, the song deals with the theme of life. The song received positive reactions from music critics, mostly being found catchy by them. It was a recipient of the ASCAP Latin Award in 1996. Commercially, the song peaked at number three on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Latin Pop Airplay chart in the United States. A music video for the song was filmed in Spain and features Fabiola Martinez. Iglesias also recorded it in Portuguese as "Água Doce, Água do Mar" for his studio album Ao Meu Brasil (2000).

"Agua Dulce, Agua Salá"
Single by Julio Iglesias
from the album La Carretera
Released1995 (1995)
RecordedApril 1995
GenreRumba flamenca
Length4:24
LabelSony Discos
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ramón Arcusa
Julio Iglesias singles chronology
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
(1994)		 "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá"
(1995)		 "Baila Morena"
(1995)

Background and composition

In 1995, Iglesias released La Carretera, his first Spanish-language album since Calor (1992).[1] To promote the album, "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" was released as its lead single in 1995.[2] The song was later included on Iglesias' compilation album My Life: The Greatest Hits (1998).[3] The song was written by Estéfano, Donato Poveda, and Hal Batt while produced by Ramón Arcusa.[4] The track was recorded in Miami during April 1995.[5] Musically, "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" is a rumba flamenca and describes the theme of life, to accept its bitterness and pleasure and to keep on dancing.[6][7][8] Colombian vallenato musician Egidio Cuadrado, who is a member of Carlos Vives' band, plays the accordion for the song.[9] The track is also accompanied by hand claps and "jubilant" background singers as well as percussions.[1][10]

Promotion and reception

The music video for "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" was filmed at the Hermitage of El Rocío in Huelva, Spain and features Venezuelan model Fabiola Martinez.[11][12] Iglesias performed the song live on the Mexican variety show Siempre en Domingo in 1995.[13] A Portuguese-language version of the song was recorded by Iglesias under the title of "Água Doce, Água do Mar", which was included on his studio album Ao Meu Brasil (2000).[14] "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" has been covered by Dominican Republic singer Alex Bueno on his studio album Me Equivoque (1996).[15]

The Miami Herald critic Howard Cohen called "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" an "intoxicating samba" and felt it has "an infectious tropical flavor".[1] Charlotte Aiken of The Oklahoman praised the song as "sassy", while the El Paso Times editor Maria Cortés Gonazlez complimented the track as one of the album's "infectiously dance tunes".[9][16] A writer for Music & Media referred to it as a "percussive single".[10] The track was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1996 ASCAP Latin Awards.[17] In the United States, "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and reached the top of the Latin Pop Airplay chart.[18][19] It was also recognized at the 1997 BMI Latin Awards.It was recognized as on the best-performing songs of the year at the 1997 BMI Awards.[20]

Formats and track listings

Charts

See also

References
  1. Cohen, Howard (30 August 1995). "Iglesias' new disc: a romantic delight". Miami Herald. p. 129. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "Julio Iglesias en concierto". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 7 June 1995. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "My Life: The Greatest Hits - Julio Iglesias". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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  5. "Listo el Vallenato Iglesias". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 20 April 1995. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. Rivas, Josue R. (14 July 1995). "Esta vez un Julio menos meloso". El Daily News (in Spanish). p. 1831. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. Estefan, Lili (8 August 1995). "Música". The Tampa Tribune (in Spanish). p. 69. Retrieved 12 January 2021. La canción recoge una temática profunda de la vida
  8. "Justamente Julio". La Prensa de San Antonio (in Spanish). 7 July 1995. p. 1B. 'Agua Dulce, Agua Salá' invita a aceptar a la vez la amargura y el placer... y a seguir bailando.
  9. Gonzalez, Maria Cortés (24 November 1995). "Julio Iglesias: International performer singes romance in several languages". El Paso Times. p. 65. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. "New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media: 10. 15 July 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. "Una debilidad para el séptimo arte". Huelva Información (in European Spanish). 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. Dieguez, Antonio (6 February 2017). "El recuerdo de Fabiola Martínez con Julio Iglesias: Siempre tira la caña". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  13. "Siempre en Domingo cumple 26 años de transmitir y lo celebra con Julio Iglesias". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 11 December 1995. p. 32. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  14. "Ao Meu Brasil - Julio Iglesias". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. "Me Equivoque - Alex Bueno". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  16. Aikens, Charlotte (17 September 1995). "Iglesias' Music Belongs to World". The Oklahoman. p. 90. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  17. "The Third Annual El Premio ASCAP". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 38. 23 September 1996. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  18. "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  19. "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  20. "Los Premios Latino de BMI". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 13 September 1997. p. 85. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  21. Agua Dulce, Agua Salá (Media notes). Julio Iglesias. Europe: Columbia. 1995. COL 662154 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. Agua Dulce, Agua Salá (Ay, Ay, Ay,Ay) – Remixes (Media notes). Julio Iglesias. Netherlands: Columbia. 1995. 662154 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  24. "JULIO IGLESIAS - AGUA DULCE, AGUA SALÁ" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  25. "The Year in Music: 1995" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 52. 23 December 1995. p. YE-66. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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