Clásicos de la Provincia
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Clásicos de la Provincia is the sixth album by Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives. Released in Colombia in late 1993, and internationally on February 22, 1994, the album is a collection of Colombian vallenato classics. The album made Vives a superstar in Colombia and was his breakthrough in the vallenato genre.
The album sold over 1.4 million copies in Colombia,[1] and 3 million copies worldwide in its first 6 months of being released.[2] Worldwide copies stands at 4 million.[3]
Track listing
- "La gota fría" (E. Zuleta) – 3:33
- "Amor Sensible" (F. Molina) – 4:26
- "Alicia Adorada" (J. Valencia) – 4:15
- "La Hamaca Grande" (A. Pacheco) – 3:16
- "El Cantor De Fonseca" (C. Huertas) – 3:07
- "Matilde Lina" (L. Díaz) – 3:57
- "Altos Del Rosario" (A. Durán) – 3:56
- "Honda Herida" (R. Escalona) – 3:03
- "La Cañaguatera" (I. Carrillo) – 3:13
- "Lirio Rojo" (C. Ochoa) – 2:48
- "La Tijera" (L. Martínez) – 3:27
- "Compae Chipuco" (C. Gomez) – 3:16
- "Pedazo De Acordeón" (A. Durán) – 4:06
- "La Celosa" (F. Molina) – 4:12
- "Contestación A La Brasilera (fragmento)" (A. Zabaleta) – 0:49
Personnel
Performance credits
- Carlos Vives - Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
- Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion, Vocals (Pedazo de Accordion), Backing Vocals
- Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
- Luis Ángel Pastor - Bass
- John Jairo Lemus - Conga
- Luis Pacheco - Conga, Guache, Tamboura, Tambourine
- Alexa Hernández - Vocals, Choir
- Amparo Sandino - Vocals Choir
- Aníbal Rivera - Electric Guitar
- Antonio Arnedo - Gaita, Soprano Saxophone
- Eder Polo - Guacharaca
- Bernardo Ossa - Keyboards, Percussion
- Michael Egizi - Piano
- Alfredo Rosado - Tamboura, Tambourine
- Heberth Cuadrado - Violin, Vocals ("Pedazo De Acordeón")
Technical credits
- Eduardo de Narváez - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
- Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Arranger
- Bernardo Ossa - Arranger
- Carlos Vives - Arranger, Direction
- Rafael Mejía - Art Direction
- Phil Austin - Engineer
- Jorge Díaz - Engineer
- Robin Jenny - Engineer, Mastering
- Manuel Riveira - Representation
Chart performance
Chart (1994-1995) | Peak position |
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Chile (APF)[4] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[5] | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[5] | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums[5] | 21 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina | — | 120,000[1] |
Colombia | — | 1,400,000[1] |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[6] | Gold | 200,000[7] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States | — | 350,000[9] |
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Worldwide | — | 4,000,000[3] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Quien es Quien". Semana (in Spanish). January 15, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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- ^ a b Díaz Cárdenas, Jonathan. "Carlos Vives rompió el molde hace 25 años". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1995-01-21. p. 49. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ a b c "Clasicos de la Provincia – Carlos Vives". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Carlos Vives llevará su vallenato a Estados Unidos y Canadá". El Informador (in Spanish). 2 July 1994. p. 10-E.
- ^ "No fue el mejor año, pero varios artistas mexicanos tuvieron éxitos en 1994". La Opinión (in Spanish). December 26, 1994. p. 3D. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 939. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "U.S./Latin Trade". U.S./Latin Trade. Vol. 3–4, no. 1–12. June 14, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
The result was " Clásicos de la Provincia , " which has sold 2.5 million copies world - wide and 350,000 in the United States