Gracias Por Estar Aquí

Gracias Por Estar Aquí (Eng.: "Thank You For Being Here") is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Universal Music Latino on October 22, 2013 (see 2013 in music).

Gracias Por Estar Aquí
Studio album by Marco Antonio Solís
Released	October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
Recorded	2012–2013
Studio	EastWest Studios (Hollywood, California) Puntorec Studios (Turin, Italy) The Cavern Studios (Westlake Village, California)
Genre	Latin pop
Length	34:50
Label	Habari Inc Universal Music Latino
Producer	Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís chronology
En Total Plenitud (2010) Gracias Por Estar Aquí (2013) TBA
Singles from Gracias Por Estar Aquí
"Tres Semanas" "De Mil Amores"

Gracias Por Estar Aquí reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. Two singles were released from the album: "Tres Semanas" and "De Mil Amores". The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and a Premio Lo Nuestro nomination for Pop Album of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015.

"Tres Semanas" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015, while "De Mil Amores" was awarded a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song. In Mexico, the album achieved Gold status.

Background and release

The first single, "Tres Semanas" was released on July 15, 2013. The song became a number-one hit on the Mexican Monitor Latino chart.[1] The official video for "Tres Semanas" premiered July 26, 2013.[2] The album was made available for preorder on September 26, 2013. The official video for the second single "De Mil Amores" premiered on February 28, 2014.[3]

Reception

On August 3, 2014, Renuncio a Estar Contigo became a number-one hit on the Mexican Monitor Latino chart for four consecutive weeks. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and "De Mil Amores" won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014.[4] It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[5] It was also nominated for Pop Album of the Year and "Tres Semanas" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gracias Por Estar Aquí"	3:42
2.	"Lo Mejor Para los Dos"	3:08
3.	"Tres Semanas"	3:39
4.	"Todo Vuelve a Su Ritmo"	3:28
5.	"En Tu Propio Vuelo"	3:52
6.	"Tu Mirada En La Mia"	3:06
7.	"Lo Que Me Queda Por Vivir Sin Ti"	3:25
8.	"Renuncio a Estar Contigo"	3:53
9.	"Linda Noche Buena"	3:24
10.	"De Mil Amores"	3:03

Deluxe Edition was released on April 29, 2014

All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís except "El Perdedor" by Enrique Iglesias and Descemer Bueno, and "Historia de un Amor" by Carlos Eleta Almarán

Deluxe Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gracias Por Estar Aquí"	3:42
2.	"Tres Semanas"	3:39
3.	"Lo Mejor Para los Dos"	3:08
4.	"Lo Que Me Queda Por Vivir Sin Ti"	3:25
5.	"De Mil Amores"	3:03
6.	"Linda Noche Buena"	3:24
7.	"Renuncio a Estar Contigo"	3:53
8.	"En Tu Propio Vuelo"	3:52
9.	"Tu Mirada En La Mia"	3:06
10.	"Todo Vuelve a Su Ritmo"	3:28
11.	"De Mil Amores" (Pop Version)	3:05
12.	"Renuncio a Estar Contigo" (Ranchera Version)	3:57
13.	"El Perdedor" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)	3:11
14.	"Historia de un Amor" (featuring David Bisbal)	3:36
15.	"Tu Carcel" (featuring Wisin & Yandel, David Bisbal, and Alejandra Guzmán)	2:51

Deluxe Edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gracias Por Estar Aquí" (EPK)
2.	"Tres Semanas"
3.	"De Mil Amores"
4.	"De Mil Amores" (Behind The Scenes)
5.	"El Perdedor"
6.	"Historia de un Amor"
7.	"Tu Carcel"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[7] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)[9] 12 Chart (2014) Position US Latin Albums[10] 9 US Latin Pop Albums[11] 3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12]	Gold	30,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

The following credits are from AllMusic[13]

• Pablo Aguirre Arreglos – Piano
• Paulina Aguirre – Coros
• Sergio Alonso Arpa
• Bartolomeo Angelillo – Violin
• Tamara Bairo – Viola
• Massimo Barbierato – Violin
• Donata Beggiora – Violin
• Silvia Colli – Violin
• Raúl Cuellar – Violin
• Claudio Curri – Violin
• Benny Faccone – Mezcla
• Roberto Giglio – Viola
• Eriola Gripshi – Viola
• Gianandrea Guerra – Violin
• Giovanna Guli – Violin
• Jesus "Chuy" Guzman – Violin
• Livia Hagiu – Violin
• Ismael Hernández – Violin
• Ian Holmes – Coros
• Fation Hoxolli – Violin
• Leyla Hoyle – Coros
• Marcelo Iacometti – Violin
• Juan Jiménez – Guitarron
• Héctor Kron – Creative Director
• German Lopez – Vihuela
• Roberto Lucano – Violin
• Hasani Luviona – Violin
• Simona Mana – Violin
• Michelangelo Cagnetta – Violin
• Federica Michelon – Viola
• Liliana Mitulescu – Viola
• Carlos Murguía – Coros
• Anna Paraschiv – Violin
• Juan Rodríguez – Violin
• Walter Rodriguez –Bateria
• Aba Rubolino – Viola
• Emanuelle Russo – Violin
• Marco Antonio Solís – Composer, Primary Artist
• Diana Subashi – Violin
• Serafino Tedesi – Violin

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums from the 2010s

References

1. "Top 20 Ingles: Del 14 Al 20 de Octubre del 2013". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. October 20, 2013. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
2. "Marco Antonio Solis Presenta el Video de "Tres Semanas"". Universal Music Magazine (in Spanish). July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
3. "Marco Antonio Solis Presenta el Video de "De Mil Amores"". Universal Music Magazine (in Spanish). January 6, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
4. "Latin Grammys 2014: Complete list of nominees and winners". LA Times. Tribune Publishing. November 20, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
5. List of Nominees 2015
6. "Lista de Ganadores – Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Award 2015". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. 2014. Archived from the original (HTML) on February 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
7. "Marco Antonio Solis Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
8. "Marco Antonio Solis Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
9. "El álbum más vendido durante 2013 en Argentina: "Violetta – Hoy somos más"". CAPIF. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
10. "Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
11. "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
12. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Marco Antonio Solís in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Gracias Por Estar Aqui in the box under TÍTULO
13. "Gracias_Por_Estar_Aquí — Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 16, 2017.

External links

• "Official website Marco Antonio Solís". Marco Antonio Solís. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
• "Tres Semanas – Single Marco Antonio Solís". iTunes. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
• "Tres Semanas". Amazon.com. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
• "Official video Tres Semanas". Marco Antonio Solís. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
• "Marco Antonio Solís Gracias Por Estar Aqui". Amazon.com. September 26, 2013
• "Marco Antonio Solís Gracias Por Estar Aqui". ITunes. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
• "official video De Mil Amores". Marco Antonio Solís. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
• "Marco Antonio Solís Gracias Por Estar Aqui Deluxe Edition". amazon.com. Retrieved April 29, 2014.