Grandes Éxitos (Luis Miguel album)

Grandes Éxitos (English: "Greatest Hits") is a greatest hits album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Released on 22 November 2005 by Warner Music Latina, the album features 24 previously-recorded songs from Miguel's career with his record label as well as two new songs ("Misterios del Amor" and "Si Te Perdiera"); both songs were released as singles from the album. A special edition of the record was also released and features six extra songs as well as a DVD containing music videos from Miguel's career. Grandes Éxitos received a favorable review by AllMusic critic, Thom Jurek who commended Miguel's trajectory as an artist. Commercially, it reached number one in Mexico and the top ten in Argentina, Spain, Portugal, and the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. It was certified Multi-Platinum in Mexico and the United States (Latin) and Platinum in Spain.

Grandes Éxitos
Greatest hits album by Luis Miguel
Released	22 November 2005 (2005-11-22)
Recorded	1987–2005
Genre	Pop bolero mariachi
Length	1:37:19
Language	Spanish
Label	Warner Music Latina
Producer	Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel chronology
México en la Piel (2004) Grandes Éxitos (2005) Navidades (2006)
Luis Miguel video chronology
Mexico en la Piel: Edición Diamante (2005) Grandes Éxitos Videos (2005)
Singles from Grandes Éxitos
"Misterios del Amor" Released: 24 October 2005 "Si Te Perdiera" Released: 17 January 2006

Background and content

On 15 October 2005, Luis Miguel announced that he was releasing a greatest hits album on 22 November 2005.[1] The contains 24 previously-recorded songs from his music career, ranging from pop music, boleros from his Romance series, and mariachi. The set includes tracks he recorded under his label Warner Music Latina since 1987.[2] A special edition of the album was also released on 22 November and features six extra songs, as well as a DVD of his music videos.[1]

Two original songs were composed for Grandes Éxitos: "Misterios del Amor" and "Si Te Perdiera". The former song was composed by Francisco Loyo and Alejandro Asensi while the latter track was written by Manuel Alejandro;[3] both songs were produced by Miguel.[2][4] "Misterios del Amor" was released as the album's lead single on 24 October 2005 and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.[5][6] "Si Te Perdiera" was released as the album's second single on 17 January 2006 and peaked at number 47 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[5][7] "Si Te Perdiera" served as the main theme for the Mexican telenovela La verdad oculta (2006).[8]

Reception

AllMusic critic Thom Jurek gave Grandes Éxitos four-out-of-five stars noting Miguel's maturity from a teen idol into crooner. He commented some of the songs sounds "dated" but remarked that Miguel's trajectory as "utterly engaging and worthwhile".[9] In the United States, Grandes Éxitos peaked at number eight on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and was certified double platinum in the Latin field by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping 200,000 copies.[10][11] In Mexico, the double-disc reached the top of the Top 100 Mexico albums chart and was certified triple platinum by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) for shipping 300,000 units.[12][13] The DVD was certified platinum and gold by AMPROFON as well for shipments of 30,000 units.[13] In Argentina, it peaked at number three on the albums chart. In Europe, the record peaked at number five in Spain and was certified platinum by the Productores de Música de España and reached seven in Portugal.[14][15][16]

Track listing

Standard edition[9] – Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" (from Soy Como Quiero Ser, 1987)	Ivor Raymonde Mike Hawker Luis Gómez Escolar	3:11
2.	"Cuando Calienta el Sol" (from Soy Como Quiero Ser, 1987)	Rafael Pérez Carlos Rigual Mario Rigual Carlos Albert Martinoli	3:56
3.	"Fría Como el Viento" (from Busca una Mujer, 1988)	Juan Carlos Calderón	3:53
4.	"Un Hombre Busca una Mujer" (from Busca una Mujer, 1988)	Calderón Escolar	3:31
5.	"La Incondicional" (from Busca una Mujer, 1988)	Calderón	4:22
6.	"Entrégate" (from 20 Años, 1990)	Calderón	4:22
7.	"Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti" (from 20 Años, 1990)	Calderón	4:32
8.	"Inolvidable" (from Romance, 1991)	Julio Gutiérrez	4:15
9.	"No Sé Tú" (from Romance, 1991)	Armando Manzanero	3:48
10.	"América, América" (from América & en Vivo, 1992)	José Luis Armenteros Pablo Herrero	4:34
11.	"Hasta Que Me Olvides" (from Aries, 1993)	Juan Luis Guerra	4:40
12.	"Suave" (from Aries, 1993)	Orlando Castro Ignacio "Kiko" Cibrián	4:47
13.	"El Día Que Me Quieras" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)	Alfredo Le Pera Carlos Gardel	3:58

Standard edition – Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"La Media Vuelta" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)	José Alfredo Jiménez	2:41
2.	"Si Nos Dejan" (from El Concierto, 1995)	Jiménez	2:34
3.	"Cómo Es Posible Que a Mi Lado" (from Nada Es Igual..., 1996)	Luis Miguel Cibrián Alejandro Asensi	4:13
4.	"Por Debajo de la Mesa" (from Romances, 1997)	Manzanero	3:03
5.	"Amor, Amor, Amor" (from Mis Romances, 2001)	Ricardo López Méndez Gabriel Ruiz	3:41
6.	"O Tú o Ninguna" (from Amarte Es un Placer, 1999)	Calderón	3:16
7.	"Sol, Arena y Mar" (from Amarte Es un Placer, 1999)	Miguel Francisco Loyo Salo Loyo Arturo Pérez	3:18
8.	"Te Necesito" (from 33, 2003)	Guerra	3:14
9.	"Vuelve" (from 33, 2003)	Asensi Edgar Cortázar Miguel F. Loyo	3:33
10.	"La Bikina" (from Vivo, 2000)	Rubén Fuentes	2:57
11.	"Que Seas Feliz" (from México en la Piel, 2004)	Consuelo Velázquez	3:05
12.	"Misterios del Amor" (Previously unreleased)	F. Loyo Asensi	3:58
13.	"Si Te Perdiera" (Previously unreleased)	Manuel Alejandro	3:59

Deluxe edition[17] – Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" (from Soy Como Quiero Ser, 1987)	Raymonde Hawker Escolar	3:11
2.	"Cuando Calienta el Sol" (from Soy Como Quiero Ser, 1987)	Rafael Pérez C. Rigual M. Rigual Martinoli	3:56
3.	"Fría Como el Viento" (from Busca una Mujer, 1988)	Calderón	3:53
4.	"Un Hombre Busca una Mujer" (from Busca una Mujer, 1988)	Calderón Escolar	3:31
5.	"La Incondicional" (from Busca una Mujer, 1988)	Calderón	4:22
6.	"Entrégate" (from 20 Años, 1990)	Calderón	4:22
7.	"Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti" (from 20 Años, 1990)	Calderón	4:32
8.	"Será Que No Me Amas" (from 20 Años, 1990)	Mick Jackson Elmar Krohn Calderón	4:06
9.	"Inolvidable" (from Romance, 1991)	Gutiérrez	4:15
10.	"No Sé Tú" (from Romance, 1991)	Manzanero	3:48
11.	"América, América" (from América & en Vivo, 1992)	Armenteros Herrero	4:34
12.	"Hasta Que Me Olvides" (from Aries, 1993)	Guerra	4:40
13.	"Suave" (from Aries, 1993)	Castro Cibrián	4:47
14.	"El Día Que Me Quieras" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)	Le Pera Gardel	3:58
15.	"Somos Novios" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)	Manzanero	3:10
16.	"La Media Vuelta" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)	Jiménez	2:41
Total length:			63:48

Deluxe edition – Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Si Nos Dejan" (from El Concierto, 1995)	Jiménez	2:34
2.	"Dame" (from Nada Es Igual..., 1996)	Alejandro Lerner Cibrián	4:55
3.	"Cómo Es Posible Que a Mi Lado" (from Nada Es Igual..., 1996)	Luis Miguel Cibrián Alejandro Asensi	4:13
4.	"Por Debajo de la Mesa" (from Romances, 1997)	Manzanero	3:03
5.	"Amor, Amor, Amor" (from Mis Romances, 2001)	Méndez Ruiz	3:41
6.	"O Tú o Ninguna" (from Amarte Es un Placer, 1999)	Calderón	3:16
7.	"Sol, Arena y Mar" (from Amarte Es un Placer, 1999)	Miguel F. Loyo S. Loyo Pérez	3:18
8.	"Perfidia" (from Mis Romances, 2001)	Alberto Domínguez	3:22
9.	"Te Necesito" (from 33, 2003)	Guerra	3:14
10.	"Vuelve" (from 33, 2003)	Asensi Cortázar Miguel F. Loyo	3:33
11.	"Y" (from Vivo, 2000)	Mario de Jesús Báez	2:42
12.	"La Bikina" (from Vivo, 2000)	Fuentes	2:57
13.	"Que Seas Feliz" (from México en la Piel, 2004)	Velázquez	3:05
14.	"Sabes una Cosa" (from México en la Piel, 2004)	Manuel Lozano Fuentes	3:19
15.	"Misterios del Amor" (Previously unreleased)	F. Loyo Asensi	3:58
16.	"Si Te Perdiera" (Previously unreleased)	Alejandro	3:59
Total length:			55:20

DVD[17] – Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cuando Calienta el Sol" (from Soy Como Quiero Ser, 1987)	R. Pérez C. Rigual M. Rigual Martinoli
2.	"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" (from Soy Como Quiero Ser, 1987)	Raymonde Hawker Escolar
3.	"La Incondicional" (from Busca una Mujer, 1988)	Calderón
4.	"Fría Como el Viento" (from Busca una Mujer, 1988)	Calderón
5.	"Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti" (from 20 Años, 1990)	Calderón
6.	"Entrégate" (from 20 Años, 1990)	Calderón
7.	"No Sé Tú" (from Romance, 1991)	Manzanero
8.	"Contigo en la Distancia" (from Romance, 1991)	César Portillo de la Luz
9.	"América, América" (from América & en Vivo, 1992)	Armenteros Herrero
10.	"Suave" (from Aries, 1993)	Castro Cibrián
11.	"Ayer" (from Aries, 1993)	David Foster Jeremy Lubbock Rudy Pérez
12.	"La Media Vuelta" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)	Jiménez
13.	"Delirio" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)	Portillo de la Luz

DVD – Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"El Día Que Me Quieras" (from Segundo Romance, 1994)	Le Pera Gardel
2.	"Cómo Es Posible Que a Mi Lado" (from Nada Es Igual..., 1996)	Miguel Cibrián Asensi
3.	"Dame" (from Nada Es Igual..., 1996)	Lerner Cibrián
4.	"Por Debajo de la Mesa" (from Romances, 1997)	Manzanero
5.	"Amarte Es un Placer" (from Amarte Es un Placer, 1999)	Calderón
6.	"O Tú o Ninguna" (from Amarte Es un Placer, 1999)	Calderón
7.	"La Bikina" (from Vivo, 2000)	Fuentes
8.	"Y" (from Vivo, 2000)	De Jesús Báez
9.	"Amor, Amor, Amor" (from Mis Romances, 2001)	Méndez Ruiz
10.	"Te Necesito" (from 33, 2003)	Guerra
11.	"Que Seas Feliz" (from México en la Piel, 2004)	Velázquez
12.	"El Viajero" (from México en la Piel, 2004)	Roberto Sierra José "Pepe" Martínez

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Argentina (CAPIF)[18] 3 Mexico (Top 100 Mexico)[12] 1 scope="row" rowheader=true Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 7 scope="row" rowheader=true Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 5 scope="row" rowheader=true US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[10] 8 scope="row" rowheader=true US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[19] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2005/2006) Peak position Mexico (Top 100 AMPROFON)[12] 28 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 42 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[21] 45 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[22] 18 Chart (2018) Position Mexico (Top 100 AMPROFON)[23] 7 Chart (2019) Position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[24] 55 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[25] 10

Certifications

Album Region Certification Certified units/sales Mexico (AMPROFON)[13] 3× Platinum 300,000^^ Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] Platinum 80,000^^ United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Video Region Certification Certified units/sales Mexico (AMPROFON)[26] Platinum+Gold 30,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Adapted from the Grandes Éxitos liner notes:[27]

"Misterios del Amor"

• Luis Miguel – producer, vocals
• Rafa Sardina – recording engineer
• David Reitzas – audio mixing
• Ron McMaster – mastering

"Si Te Perdiera"

• Luis Miguel – producer, vocals
• Rafa Sardina – recording engineer, audio mixing
• Ron McMaster – mastering

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