¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?
¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? (English: Where Will the Children Play?) is the second studio album (fifth overall) released by Mexican rock band Maná released in 1992. This album contained many of the hits that catapulted them to international fame and established them as one of the leading Latin rock acts of the 1990s, including "Oye Mi Amor", "¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?", "Vivir Sin Aire", "Te Llore Un Río", "Cómo te deseo" and "De pies a cabeza". The album has reached #4 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums Chart. Ulises Calleros (the band's former electric guitarist) was replaced by César "Vampiro" López. The band re-released this album with bonus remixes on February 15, 1994. Singer Mijares covered "Vivir sin Aire" in his 2009 Spanish album Vivir Así. "Oye Mi Amor" is one of the international songs included in the rhythm video game Rock Band 3.
¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? | ||||
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Cover to the original 1992 release. | ||||
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Released | October 27, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1992 at Devon Shire Studios and Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA | |||
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Length | 41:12 54:04 (Special Edition) | |||
Label | WEA Latina | |||
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Maná chronology | ||||
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AllMusic |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "De Pies a Cabeza ("From Head to Toe")" | Fher Olvera, Alex González | 4:35 |
2. | "Oye Mi Amor ("Hey, My Love")" | Fher Olvera, Alex González | 4:32 |
3. | "Cachito ("A Little Bit")" | Fher Olvera, Alex González | 4:46 |
4. | "Vivir Sin Aire ("To Live Without Air")" | Fher Olvera | 4:51 |
5. | "¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? ("Where Will the Children Play?")" | Fher Olvera, Alex González | 4:14 |
6. | "El Desierto ("The Desert")" | Fher Olvera, Alex González | 4:09 |
7. | "La chula ("Sexy Girl")" | Fher Olvera, Alex González | 4:07 |
8. | "Cómo te deseo ("How I Want You")" | Fher Olvera | 4:30 |
9. | "Te lloré un río ("I Cried You a River")" | Fher Olvera | 4:52 |
10. | "Cómo diablos ("How the Hell")" | Fher Olvera | 3:53 |
11. | "Huele a tristeza ("Smells Like Sadness")" | Fher Olvera | 4:43 |
12. | "Me vale ("I Don't Care")" | Alex González | 4:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Cómo Te Deseo (Remix)" | Fher Olvera | 4:48 |
14. | "La Chula (Remix)" | Fher Olvera, Alex González | 5:55 |
Personnel
- Fher Olvera – lead vocal, electric & acoustic guitars & harmonica, choir
- César "Vampiro" López – electric & acoustic guitars
- Iván González – synthesizers, acoustic piano & hammond organ
- Juan Diego Calleros – bass guitar
- Alex González – drums, bass, percussion, main vocal on "Me Vale", choir
Production
- Produced By Fher Olvera, Alex González & Jose Quintana
- Recorded & Engineered By Benny Faccone
Charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[3] | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[3] | 2 |
Sales and certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[4] | 2× Platinum | 120,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[6] | 12× Platinum (Latin) | 856,000[7] |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
References
- Birchmeier, Jason (n.d.). "Maná — ¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- "Maná - ¿Dónde jugarán los niños?". Discogs. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- "¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? – Maná". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 955. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "American album certifications – Mana – Donde Jugaran Los Ninos". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH.
- Estevez, Marjua (October 17, 2017). "The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.