Ciclos (Luis Enrique album)

Ciclos is the seventeenth studio album by Nicaraguan recording artist Luis Enrique, released by Top Stop Music on May 19, 2009. The album became his first number-one set on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart since Una Historia Diferente in 1992.

Ciclos
Studio album by
Luis Enrique
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
GenreSalsa, Latin pop, Tropical
LabelTop Stop Music
ProducerBob Benozzo & Sergio George
Luis Enrique chronology
Dentro Y Fuera
(2007)		 Ciclos
(2009)		 Soy y Sere
(2011)
Singles from Ciclos
  1. "Yo No Sé Mañana"
    Released: 2009
  2. "Como Volver a Ser Feliz"
    Released: 2009
  3. "Sonrie"
    Released: 2010
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

Personnel
  • Jose Aguirre – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Carlos Alvarez – 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
  • Andres Hernandez – Photographer
  • Raúl Hernández – concept, cover design
  • Lee Levin – drums
  • Luis Marquez – horn arrangements
  • Elio Rivagli – drums
  • Hector Ruben Rivera – production coordination
  • Reuben Rodriguez – 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

Chart position

Album

Year Chart [2] Album Peak
2009 Billboard Latin Tropical Albums Ciclos 1
2009 Billboard 200 Ciclos 126
2009 Billboard Top Independent Albums Ciclos 18
2009 Billboard Top Latin Albums Ciclos 2

Singles

Year Chart [3][4] 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)[5] Gold (Latin) 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
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See also
  • List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1548529
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1548529
  4. "Peak positions of all songs in Dutch Single Top 100". 2010-10-25.
  5. "American album certifications – Luis Enrique – Ciclos". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH. 
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