Ciclos (Luis Enrique album)

Ciclos (English: Cycles) is the 17th studio album recorded by American salsa singer-songwriter Luis Enrique, The album was released by Top Stop Music on 19 May 2009 (see 2009 in music). The album became his first number-one set on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart since Una Historia Diferente in 1991.

Ciclos
Studio album by
Luis Enrique
Released19 May 2009 (2009-05-19)
Recorded2008–2009
Studio
  • Alliance Recording Studios
    (Hollywood, Florida, USA)
  • The Hit Factory Critiera
  • Picks And Hammers
  • Sonic Projects Studios
  • The Tiki Room
    (Miami, Florida, USA)
Genre
Length47:37
LabelTop Stop Music
Producer
Luis Enrique chronology
Dentro Y Fuera
(2007)		 Ciclos
(2009)		 Soy y Sere
(2011)
Singles from Ciclos
  1. "Yo No Sé Mañana"
    Released: 23 March 2009 (2009-03-23)
  2. "Como Volver a Ser Feliz"
    Released: 14 September 2009 (2009-09-14)
  3. "Sonríe"
    Released: 1 February 2010 (2010-02-01)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luís Piloto, Jorge Villamizar) – 4:19
  2. "Cómo Volver a Ser Feliz" (Amaury Gutiérrez, Luis Enrique Mejia) – 4:11
  3. "Sonríe" (Sergio George, Mejia, Fernando Osorio) – 4:14
  4. "Sombras Nada Más" (Jose Maria Contursi, Francisco Lomuso) – 4:27
  5. "Parte de Este Juego" (Gianmarco Zignago) – 4:02
  6. "No Me Des la Espalda" (Gutierrez) – 4:46
  7. "Autobiografía" (Mejia, Piloto) – 4:34
  8. "Cambia" (Carlos Varela) – 4:59
  9. "Inocencia" (Mejia, Osorio) – 4:19
  10. "Abre Tus Ojos" (Mejia, Osorio ) – 3:47
  11. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Piloto, Villamizar) (Pop Version) – 3:51

Credits and personnel
  • Jose Aguirre – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Carlos Álvarez – mixing
  • Juan Mario Aracil "Mayito" – engineer
  • Alberto Barros – trombone
  • Ahmed Barroso – guitar
  • Bob Benozzo – arranger, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer
  • LaTisha Cotto – director
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Leonardo Di Angilla – percussion
  • Luis Enrique – guitar, percussion, Chorus
  • Sergio George – arranger, producer
  • Guianko Gómez – chorus
  • Andrés Hernández – Photographer
  • Raúl Hernández – concept, cover design
  • Lee Levin – drums
  • Luis Márquez – horn arrangements
  • Elio Rivagli – drums
  • Héctor Rubén Rivera – production coordination
  • Reuben Rodríguez – bass
  • Yorgis Goiricelaya – bass
  • Milton Salcedo – keyboards
  • José Sibaja – trumpet
  • Manolito – arranger
  • Rafael Solano – conga, shekere
  • Andrea Valfré – engineer
  • Ismael Vergara – sax
  • Robert Vilera – bongos, timbals, bell
  • Sidney Swift – engineer

Charts

Singles
Year Chart[8][9] Single Peak
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Como Volver a Ser Feliz 24
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Como Volver a Ser Feliz 16
2009 Billboard Tropical/Salsa Como Volver a Ser Feliz 6
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Yo No Sé Mañana 6
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 28
2009 Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 1
2009 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Yo No Sé Mañana 12
2009 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 12
2009 Billboard Tropical Airplay Yo No Sé Mañana 1
2010 Dutch Single Top 100 Yo No Sé Mañana 13
2010 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Sonrie 30
2010 Billboard Tropical/Salsa Sonrie 17

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold (Latin) 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[11]
DVD 		Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

The Album received five nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009. The album won the following awards:

  • Best Salsa Album: Ciclos
  • Best Tropical Song: "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar, songwriters)

The Album was also nominated for the following awards:

Grammy Awards

The Album won the following at the 2010 Grammy Awards:

  • Best Tropical Latin Album

See also

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Luis Enrique Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. "Luis Enrique Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. "Luis Enrique Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. "Luis Enrique Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1548529
  9. "Peak positions of all songs in Dutch Single Top 100". 25 October 2010.
  10. "American album certifications – Luis Enrique – Ciclos". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. "American video certifications – Luis Enrique – Ciclos". Recording Industry Association of America.
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