Primera Fila (Vicente Fernández album)
Primera Fila ("Front Row") is the title of a live album released by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández. This album is the 80th release by the performer, and became his third number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and the recipient of a Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero Album.
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| Released | November 18, 2008 (USA) December 2, 2008 (México) | |||
| Genre | Mariachi | |||
| Label | Sony Music Latin | |||
| Producer | Gustavo Borner | |||
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Album history
After the success of Para Siempre, releases this album, which includes his greatest hits recorded live, with the participation of 30 musicians, in the "Vicente Fernández Gómez Arena". This unplugged CD and DVD also contains four songs never recorded before by Fernández: "Bésame Mucho", "Amor Mío", "No Vuelvo a Amar" and "Gracias". According to the record label Sony BMG, this is a live performance dedicated to the families, to see it in high definition and to be close to the idol. Primera Fila is the 80th album by the singer.[2]
Commercial release
Formats
This album was released in three different formats, CD/DVD and DVD/CD, and also in "Blu-ray", this last format as a collectors item. It was recorded in a "anti-pirate" system and in High definition, and in a near future will be released on 3D, to give the best quality for the fans, according to Miguel Trujillo, CEO of Sony Music México.[2]
Album
A day after its release, Primera Fila it sold 80,000 units in México, receiving a platinum certification.[2] In the United States, according to the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart it debuted at number one, replacing 5to Piso by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona.[3] On February 2009, this album was replaced by Para Siempre, Fernández' previous album, at the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, after seven consecutive weeks at number-one. The late Tex-Mex performer Selena was the only performer to achieve this feat, when Dreaming of You replaced her own Amor Prohibido at the top of the chart in 1995.[4]
Singles
The first single released from this album is "El Ultimo Beso", written by Joan Sebastian and first included on Para Siempre.[2] This song became the first number-one hit by Fernández in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and became the oldest performer to peak at number-one on this chart.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "El Rey" | José Alfredo Jiménez | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Mujeres Divinas" | Martín Urieta | 3:03 |
| 3. | "La Diferencia" | Juan Gabriel | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Urge" | Urieta | 3:17 |
| 5. | "A Duras Penas" | Jorge Massias | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Me Voy a Quitar de En Medio" | Manuel Monterrosas | 3:19 |
| 7. | "La Ley del Monte" | José A. Espinoza "Ferrusquilla" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "No Vuelvo a Amar" | Alfonso Esparza | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Por un Amor" | Gilberto Parra | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Amor Mío" | Álvaro Carrillo | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Hermoso Cariño" | Fernando Maldonado | 2:34 |
| 12. | "Acá Entre Nos" | Martín Urieta | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Caminemos" | Alfredo Gil, Heriberto Martins | 3:19 |
| 14. | "A Pesar de Todo" | Nelson Ned | 3:41 |
| 15. | "Motivos" | Italo Piazzolante | 3:31 |
| 16. | "El Último Beso" | Joan Sebastian | 3:04 |
| 17. | "Bésame Mucho" | Consuelo Velázquez | 4:04 |
| 18. | "Para Siempre" | Sebastian | 3:12 |
| 19. | "Estos Celos" | Sebastian | 4:52 |
| 20. | "Cruz de Olvido" | Juan Zaizar | 4:25 |
| 21. | "Guadalajara" | Pepe Guízar | 3:23 |
| 22. | "Gracias" | Jiménez | 5:22 |
Personnel
This information from Allmusic.[6]
- Gustavo Borner – didjeridu, engineer, mastering, realization
- Pedro Ramírez – arranger, musical direction
- Josué "Ciclón" García – production assistant
- Juan Carlos Rodríguez – production assistant
- Justin Moshkevich – digital engineer
- Charlie Garcia – A&R
- Gilda Oropeza – A&R
- Miguel Trujillo – A&R
- Fernando Aceves – photography
Chart performance
| Chart (2008)[6][7] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| México AMPROFON Album Chart | 1 |
| USA Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 92 |
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] | Diamond | 400,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum (Latin) | 100,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
See also
References
- Birchmeier, Jason. "Primera Fila review". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- "Lanza Vicente Fernández "Primera Fila"". El Financiero Online. El Financiero S.A. de C.V. 2008-12-03. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- "Primera-fila"-en-primer-lugar-del-Billboard/20180.article "Vicente Fernández coloca disco "Primera fila" en primer lugar del Billboard". Billboard en Español (in Spanish). 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- Brito, Joel. ""Para siempre" de Vicente Fernández regresa #1 de Top Latin Albums; Wisin & Yandel con Nesty, "tentando" Hot Latin Songs". Billboard en Español (in Spanish). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- "Daddy Yankee da salto en lista urbana". Billboard en Español (in Spanish). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- "Primera Fila". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- "Top 100 México" (PDF). AMPROFON. AMPROFON, A.C. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Vicente Fernández in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Primera File in the box under TÍTULO
- "American album certifications – Vicente Fernández – Primera Fila". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH.