El Amor de Mi Tierra is the ninth album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives released on October 19, 1999.

El Amor de Mi Tierra
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 1999
GenreVallenato, Porro, Cumbia, Pop latino
Length45:16
LabelSonolux (Colombia)
EMI/Virgin Records (worldwide)
ProducerEmilio Estefan, Jr.
Juan Vicente Zambrano
Andrés Castro
Carlos Vives chronology
Tengo Fe
(1997)
El Amor de Mi Tierra
(1999)
Déjame Entrar
(2001)

Track listing

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  1. "El Amor de Mi Tierra" (M. Madera) – 3:24
  2. "Fruta Fresca" (M. Madera) – 3:53
  3. "19 de Noviembre" (C. Vives, E. Estefan, A. Chirino) – 4:37
  4. "Tu Amor Eterno" (C. Vives, M. Madera) – 4:03
  5. "La Mona" (C. Vives, A. Castro) – 4:06
  6. "Volver Al Valle" (C. Vives, E. Cuadrado) – 4:15
  7. "Cante" (C. Vives, E. Escaf) – 3:43
  8. "La Cartera" (C. Vives, A. Castro) – 3:19
  9. "Pitán-Pitán" (C. Vives, A. Castro) – 4:53
  10. "La Receta" (C. Vives, J. Zambrano) – 4:39
  11. "La Piragua" (José Barros) – 4:24

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999-2000) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[1] 2
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[2] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 11

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Spain (AFYVE)[4] 24

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Colombia[5] 2× Platinum  
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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  • Carlos Vives - vocals, guitar
  • Einar Escaf - vocals, drums
  • Andrés Castro - guitar, background vocals
  • Mayte Montero - flute, maracas
  • Egidio Cuadrado - accordion, background vocals
  • Juan Vicente Zambrano - Producer, Arranging, programming, Keyboards
  • Carlos Ivan Medina - keyboards, background vocals
  • Luis Angel "El Papa" Pastor - bass
  • Pablo Bernal - drums
  • Archie Pena - congas, Cajón, Percussion
  • Shango Dely - congas
  • Alfredo Rosado - vallenato box
  • Eder Polo - guacharaca
  • Ramon Benitez - bombardino
  • Cheito Quinonez - background vocals

Technical personnel

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  • Emilio Estefan, Juan Vicente Zambrano - producers
  • Carlos Santos - engineer
  • Sebastian Krys - engineer
  • Juan Vicente Zambrano - programming, arranger, producer
  • Javier Garza - engineer
  • Andrés Castro - producer
  • Scott Canto - engineer
  • Cesar Sogbe - engineer
  • Marcelo Anez - engineer
  • Carlos Nieto - engineer
  • Alfred Figueroa - engineer
  • Carlos Vives - producer
  • Ron Taylor - engineer

References

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  1. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "AFYVE EN 2000". Anuariossgae: 44. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Carlos Vives relanza su discografía". El Espectador (in Spanish). 23 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ "CARLOS VIVES BARRE EN ESPAÑA" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. September 5, 2000. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Carlos Vives – El Amor de Mi Tierra". Recording Industry Association of America.