Gratitud

Gratitud (Gratitude) is the third album by Colombian singer-songwriter Fonseca, released by EMI Capitol on May 27, 2008.[1]

Gratitud
Studio album by Fonseca
Released	May 27, 2008
Genre	Latin Pop
Label	EMI Capitol
Fonseca albums chronology
Corazón (2005) Gratitud (2008) Live Bogotá (2010)
Singles from Gratitud
"Enrédame" Released: April 22, 2008 "Arroyito" Released: May 27, 2008 "Paraíso" Released: 2009 "Estar Lejos" Released: December 31, 2010

Album information

This album mixes tropical rhythms with urban sounds. He cites the influence for had been born in a capital city from Bogotá, Colombia; very far from the sea. The style of the album includes pure vallenato, latin pop and disco in a unique fusion. At the same time, he shows us a great duality in his lyrics, from deep melancholy by that got way and the happiness from the party.[2] His debut on the U.S. Latin Albums charts was in the position number seventy, only least one week. On the U.S. Tropical Albums chart her higher position was the number nine.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Arroyito ("Little Creek")"	Wilfran Castillo	3:58
2.	"Catalina"	Juan Fernando Fonseca, Alejandro Aponte	4:05
3.	"Como Te Extraño"	Fonseca	4:07
4.	"Enrédame"	Fonseca	3:54
5.	"Beautiful Sunshine"	Fonseca	5:17
6.	"Sabré Olvidar" (acoustic)	Fonseca	3:42
7.	"Gratitud"	Fonseca, Hermides Manzano	3:46
8.	"San José"	Fonseca, Aponte	4:43
9.	"Paraíso"	Fonseca	4:17
10.	"Perdón"	Alejandro Bassi	4:12
11.	"Confiésame 2008"	Fonseca	4:59
12.	"Alma"	Fonseca, J. Eduardo Murguia, Mauricio L. Arriaga	3:51
13.	"Enrédame" (acoustic)	Fonseca	3:19

Especial Edition[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Arroyito" (acoustic)	3:32
2.	"Gratitud" (acoustic)	4:20
3.	"Estar Lejos" (featuring Willie Colón)	4:06
4.	"Quiero Saber"	4:11
5.	"Confiésame" (DEMO)	4:53
6.	"Alma" (DEMO)	3:39
7.	"Paraíso" (DEMO)	3:40

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Gratitud liner notes.[4]

Juan Fernando Fonseca – vocals, composer, guitar Richard Bravo – drums, drum kit Wilfran Castillo – composer David Castro – vocals Tom Coyne – mastering engineer Enrique "Kike" Cuao – guache, percussion Pablo Garcia – photography Iker Gastaminza – mix engineer

Alejandro Gómez Cáceras – guitar (acoustic) Lee Levin – drums Hermides "Taty" Manzano – composer Boris Milan – mix engineer Bernardo Ossa – keyboards, palms, programming, recording, sampling Luis Angel Pastor – bass guitar Tony Peluso – mix engineer Alfredo Rosado – wood block, guacharaca

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Mexican Albums Chart[5]	61
US Top Latin Albums[6]	70
US Tropical Albums[6]	9

References

1. Gratitud > Overview allmusic.com Retrieved 03-03-12
2. "Fonseca – Página Oficial > Gratitud". Administrator, Moderator fonseca.net. January 1, 2008. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
3. "iTunes – Music – Gratitud by Fonseca". Itunes.apple.com. June 6, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
4. Gratitud (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). Fonseca. Colombia: EMI Capitol. 2008.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. "mexicancharts.com – FONSECA – GRATITUD (ALBUM)". AMPROFON. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
6. Billboard. "Gratitud". Missing or empty |url= (help)