La Llave de Mi Corazón

La Llave de Mi Corazón is a studio album recorded by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, It was released by EMI Televisa Music on March 20, 2007 (see 2007 in music). It peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200. A special edition of the album was released on October 2, 2007. In 2007, the album won six Latin Grammy Awards. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008. The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe a sold more than half a million worldwide including, more than 100,000 copies in Spain,[1] 167,000 copies in the United States[2] and 200,000 copies in Argentina.[3]

La Llave de Mi Corazón
Studio album by
Juan Luis Guerra
ReleasedMarch 20, 2007 (2007-03-20)
October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02) (Special Edition)
Recorded2006-2007
StudioCircle House Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Chocolab Midi Studios
JLG Studios
(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
GenreMerengue · salsa · bachata
Length44:53
LabelEMI Televisa Music
ProducerJuan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra chronology
Para Tí
(2004)		 La Llave de Mi Corazón
(2007)		 A Son de Guerra
(2010)
Singles from La Llave de Mi Corazón
  1. "La Llave de Mi Corazón"
    Released: January 22, 2007 (2007-01-22)
  2. "Qué Me Des Tu Cariño"
    Released: May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07)
  3. "La Travesía"
    Released: August 13, 2007 (2007-08-13)
  4. "Cómo Yo"
    Released: January 14, 2008 (2008-01-14)
  5. "Sólo Tengo Ojos Para Tí"
    Released: March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link

Track listing

All songs written by Juan Luis Guerra.

  1. "Medicine for My Soul" — 3:16
  2. "La Travesía" — 3:25
  3. "Te Contarán" — 4:05
  4. "Que Me Des Tu Cariño" — 3:28
  5. "Cómo Yo" — 3:25
  6. "Si Tú No Bailas Conmigo" — 2:42
  7. "Sólo Tengo Ojos Para Tí" — 3:20
  8. "Amores" — 3:25
  9. "Cancioncita de Amor" — 3:48
  10. "Sabia Manera" — 3:56
  11. "La Llave de Mi Corazón" — 3:15
  12. "Something Good" (featuring Chiara Civello)— 4:03
Bonus Tracks
  1. "A La Vera" — 2:50 (Standard edition bonus track)
  2. "Medicine For My Soul" (featuring Taboo from The Black Eyed Peas) (Special edition bonus track)
  3. "La Llave De Mi Corazón" (Portuguese edition of the album)

Singles
#SinglesDateNote(s)
1."La Llave de Mi Corazón"January 22, 2007Chart positions:
U.S. Hot Latin Tracks: #1
U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #2
U.S. Regional Mexican Airplay: #33
U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1
U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1
2."Que Me Des Tu Cariño"May 7, 2007Chart positions:
U.S. Hot Latin Tracks: #2[4]
U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #2
U.S. Latin Tropical Tracks: #1
3."La Travesía"August 13, 2007Chart positions:
U.S. Latin Tracks: #3
U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #3
U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1
4."Cómo Yo"January 14, 2008Chart positions:
U.S. Latin Tracks: #21
U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #19
U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #10

Chart performance
Chart (2007)[5][6] Peak
position
Argentina Albums Chart[7] 3
Dutch Albums Chart 77
Mexico AMPROFON Albums Chart 63
Spain PROMUSICAE Albums Chart 12
U.S. Billboard 200 77
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums 1

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[8] Platinum 40,000^
Colombia (ASINCOL)[9] 4× Platinum 160,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10] Gold 40,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

On November 8, 2007 the album won 6 Latin Grammy Awards:

Grammy Awards

The Album won a Grammy at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008.[11]

  • Best Tropical Latin Album: "La Llave de mi Corazón"

Credits and personnel

Performance Credits
  • Juan Luis Guerra — Primary Artist, Guitar, Coros
  • Ed Calle — Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Prodigio — Accordion
  • Janina Rosado — Piano, Keyboards, Melodica, Bandoneon, Coros
  • Adalgisa Pantaleon — Coros
  • Roger Zayas — Coros
  • Jose Flete — Trombone
  • Sandy Gabriel — Tenor Saxophone
  • Rafael "Rafo" German — Guira
  • Luis del Rosario — Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Luisa Payan — Steel Guitar
  • Rodheb Santos — Trumpet
  • Ramses Colón — Acoustic Bass
  • Chiara Civello — Guest Appearance
  • Jeremías King — Bajo Sexto
  • Abednego De Los Santos — Bajo Sexto
  • Juan "Chocolate" De La Cruz — Bongos, Conga, Maracas, Timbales, Tamboura, Guiro
  • Ezequiel Francisco — Drums

Technical Credits
  • Juan Luis Guerra — Arranger, Producer
  • Recording/Mix Engineers-Ronnie Torres-Luis Mansilla-Allan Leschhorn
  • Adam Ayan — Mastering

See also

References
  1. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2010-04-03). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2010-04-03). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  3. "Juan Luis recibe Disco de Platino en Argentina – El Nacional". elnacional.com.do. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. Hot Latin Songs. Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). Retrieved on 25 February 2009
  5. "La Llave de Mi Corazón". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  6. "La Llave de Mi Corazón". Mexican Charts. Les Charts. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  7. "CAPIF ::: Representando a la Industra Argentina de la Música :::". archive.vn. 2007-04-16. Archived from the original on 2007-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  8. "Argentinian album certifications – Juan Luis GUerra – La Llave de Mi Corazon". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  9. https://rpp.pe/musica/conciertos/juan-luis-guerra-recibe-cuadruple-platino-en-colombia-por-la-llave-de-mi-corazon-noticia-181458
  10. "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Albums under "Chart", enter 2008 in the field "Year". Select 07 in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".
  11. "La Llave de Mi Corazon - 440, Juan Luis Guerra | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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