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"Pero Qué Necesidad"
Single by Juan Gabriel
from the album Gracias por Esperar
Released3 June 1994 (1994-06-03)
StudioSoundabout Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Latin  • pop
Length5:54
Label Bertelsmann Music Group
Songwriter(s)Juan Gabriel
Producer(s)Gustavo Farias
Juan Gabriel singles chronology
"Fue un Placer Conocerte"
(1992) 		"Pero Qué Necesidad"
(1994) 		"Lentamente"
(1994)
Music video
"Pero Qué Necesidad" on YouTube

"Pero Qué Necesidad" ( transl. "But What Is the Need?") [1] is a song written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel for his 21st studio album, Gracias por Esperar (1994). Its production was handled by Gustavo Farias. The song is a Latin and pop song about loving people from around the world. It was released as album's lead single on 3 June 1994 by Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). Upon its release, music critics were divided with some praising the tune while others were unimpressed. Retrospective reviews of the song have been more favorable with critics listing it as among his best songs.

Juan Gabriel has re-recorded the song twice, the first for his compilation album, Por Los Siglos (2001), and as a duet with fellow Mexican singer Emmanuel on his 28th studio album, Los Dúo (2015). The accompanying music video features the artist with children and several people of different races. "Pero Qué Necesidad" won the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year in 1995 and in the same category at the 1995 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Awards. Commercially, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the United States. The song was covered by Puerto Rican singer Manny Manuel whose version peaked at number four on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart in the US.

Background and composition

"Pero Qué Necesidad"
A 30-second sample of Juan Gabriel's song "Pero Qué Necesidad". Michele Johnson of Classic Rock compared it to Michael Jackson's song " Heal the World". [2]
Problems playing this file? See media help.

In 1986, Juan Gabriel released his 20th studio album, Pensamientos, and was succeeded by his compilation album, Debo Hacerlo (1988). [3] [4] Following the release of both albums, the artist went through a hiatus following legal disputes with his record label Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). [5] The dispute involved Gabriel demanding rights of over 439 songs he published under the label to be ceded to the artist. [6] Juan Gabriel would not record any new material for nearly eight years until BMG yielded to his demands. [6] [7]

On 21 October 1993, Ramiro Burr reported for the Austin American-Statesman that Juan Gabriel had finished wrapping up his next studio album, but would not be released until the dispute between the artist and BMG had finished. [8] Both parties came to an agreement on 27 May 1994 and Gabriel renewed his contract with the label. [9] Further details about the record were not revealed until a week later when the artist confirmed both the name of the album ( Gracias por Esperar) and its release date. [10] Recording took place at the Soundabout Studio in Los Angeles, California. [11]

Juan Gabriel penned all the songs in the album with Gustavo Farias handling its production including "Pero Qué Necesidad". [11] [12] It is an up-tempo number with a Latin and pop beat in which lyrics describes "loving people all over the world". [2] It features a gospel-like choir in the background. [12] He re-recorded the track on his 2001 compilation album Por Los Siglos and again in 2015 with fellow Mexican singer Emmanuel on Juan Gabriel's vocal duet album Los Dúo as a soft rock cumbia. [13] [14]

Promotion and reception

"Pero Qué Necesidad" was released as the album's lead single on 3 June 1994 by BMG. [15] An accompanying music video was directed by Pedro Torres and filmed in Miami and is a "call to brotherhood". It features children and people of various races with the singer. [16] The song was met with mixed reactions from music critics. The Newsday editor Ira Robbins called it an "engagingly ABBA-esque" song. [17] Ramiro Burr wrote for the San Antonio Express-News, unfavorably compared it to ABBA although he stated it has a "nice, melodic tune". [18] Billboard's Paul Verna noted that the "gospel-accented backing vocals buttress" the "peppy" song. [12] Mario Tarradell of the Miami Herald felt both the song and "Vienes o Voy" "fail miserably" as "dance-oriented, drum machine-happy numbers". [19] In the review of Juan Gabriel's performance at the Special Events Center, Maria Cortés Gonzalez of El Paso Times found it to be an "interesting, but ineffective opening". [20] The duet version of the song was lauded by AllMusic's Thom Jurek as "another golden moment here". [14]

Retrospective reviews of the song have been positive. Darren Jamison of the SingersRoom ranked it number ten on Juan Gabriel's best-songs of all-time and noted despite its "serious theme", he found it "catchy and upbeat, with a lively rhythm and a joyful melody". [21] In a similar list, Classic Rock reviewer ranked it number three and stated that it "has a 90s pop sound, but the catchy beat can still be appreciated today". [2] At the 7th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1995, "Pero Qué Necesidad" won Pop Song of the Year. [22] In the same year, Gabriel earned the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year. [23] Commercially, it topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States, becoming his third number one single on the chart. [24] It ended 1994 as the fourth best-performing Latin song of the year. [25]

Puerto Rican singer Manny Manuel covered "Pero Qué Necesidad" on his debut studio album, El Rey de Corazónes (1994), as a merengue track. [26] [27] It was released as the album's lead single in 1994 by RMM Records. [27] Manuel's version peaked at number five on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. [28]

See also

References

  1. ^ Romney, Lee (26 June 1994). "Pond Showcases Latino Icon : Event". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, Michele (11 November 2021). "Top 10 Juan Gabriel Songs". Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Juan Gabriel - Pensamientos Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Juan Gabriel - Debo Hacerlo Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Las 10 cosas que no sabías de Juan Gabriel" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "La Espera de Juan Gabriel". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 25 June 1994. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Juan Gabriel firma con Universal Music". La Tercera (in Spanish). 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ^ Burr, Ramiro (21 October 1993). "New Albums Top the Latin Scene". Austin American Statesman. p. 18. ProQuest  256295405. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Juan Gabriel: Los escándalos que rodearon su vida". El Diario NY (in Spanish). 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Musica". La Opinión (in Spanish). 6 June 1994. p. 3D. ProQuest  368248210. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Juan Gabriel - Gracias Por Esperar Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b c Verna, Paul (2 July 1994). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 27. p. 85. ISSN  0006-2510. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  13. ^ Castillo, Alberto (10 October 2001). "Pone mas sabor a sus exitos". El Norte (in Spanish). p. 5. ProQuest  315738006. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via ProQuest.
  14. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Juan Gabriel – Los Dúo Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  15. ^ Lannert, John (18 June 1994). "BMG Artist Juan Gabriel Returns, With 'Thanks'". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 25. pp. 10, 101. ISSN  0006-2510. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  16. ^ Ponce, Robero (6 September 2016). "Juan Gabriel: La génesis de sus canciones". Proceso (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ^ Robbins, Ira (13 September 1994). "Juan Gabriel's Lasting Love". B09. p. B09. ProQuest  278778267. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  18. ^ Burr, Ramiro (30 October 1994). "If Singer's a Star, Why Is Album Dull?". San Antonio Express-News. p. 5H. ProQuest  261621622. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  19. ^ Tarradell, Mario (6 July 1994). "Album Reviews". Miami Herald. p. 7E. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Gonzalez, Maria Cortés (21 November 1994). "Singer Reaches into Past". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Jamison, Darren (29 March 2023). "10 Best Juan Gabriel Songs of All Time". Singersroom. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  23. ^ "The Third Annual El Premio ASCAP". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 38. Prometheus Global Media. 23 September 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  24. ^ "Juan Gabriel - Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 48. 28 November 1998. p. LMQ3. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  26. ^ "Manny Manuel - El Rey de Corazones Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  27. ^ a b Cordero, Diana (26 January 1995). "Aqui y Alla". La Prensa de San Antonio (in Spanish). p. 7. ProQuest  368635035. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  28. ^ "Manny Manuel: Chart History - Tropical Airplay". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Pero_Qué_Necesidad&oldid=1168447254"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Pero Qué Necesidad"
Single by Juan Gabriel
from the album Gracias por Esperar
Released3 June 1994 (1994-06-03)
StudioSoundabout Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Latin  • pop
Length5:54
Label Bertelsmann Music Group
Songwriter(s)Juan Gabriel
Producer(s)Gustavo Farias
Juan Gabriel singles chronology
"Fue un Placer Conocerte"
(1992) 		"Pero Qué Necesidad"
(1994) 		"Lentamente"
(1994)
Music video
"Pero Qué Necesidad" on YouTube

"Pero Qué Necesidad" ( transl. "But What Is the Need?") [1] is a song written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel for his 21st studio album, Gracias por Esperar (1994). Its production was handled by Gustavo Farias. The song is a Latin and pop song about loving people from around the world. It was released as album's lead single on 3 June 1994 by Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). Upon its release, music critics were divided with some praising the tune while others were unimpressed. Retrospective reviews of the song have been more favorable with critics listing it as among his best songs.

Juan Gabriel has re-recorded the song twice, the first for his compilation album, Por Los Siglos (2001), and as a duet with fellow Mexican singer Emmanuel on his 28th studio album, Los Dúo (2015). The accompanying music video features the artist with children and several people of different races. "Pero Qué Necesidad" won the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year in 1995 and in the same category at the 1995 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Awards. Commercially, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the United States. The song was covered by Puerto Rican singer Manny Manuel whose version peaked at number four on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart in the US.

Background and composition

"Pero Qué Necesidad"
A 30-second sample of Juan Gabriel's song "Pero Qué Necesidad". Michele Johnson of Classic Rock compared it to Michael Jackson's song " Heal the World". [2]
Problems playing this file? See media help.

In 1986, Juan Gabriel released his 20th studio album, Pensamientos, and was succeeded by his compilation album, Debo Hacerlo (1988). [3] [4] Following the release of both albums, the artist went through a hiatus following legal disputes with his record label Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). [5] The dispute involved Gabriel demanding rights of over 439 songs he published under the label to be ceded to the artist. [6] Juan Gabriel would not record any new material for nearly eight years until BMG yielded to his demands. [6] [7]

On 21 October 1993, Ramiro Burr reported for the Austin American-Statesman that Juan Gabriel had finished wrapping up his next studio album, but would not be released until the dispute between the artist and BMG had finished. [8] Both parties came to an agreement on 27 May 1994 and Gabriel renewed his contract with the label. [9] Further details about the record were not revealed until a week later when the artist confirmed both the name of the album ( Gracias por Esperar) and its release date. [10] Recording took place at the Soundabout Studio in Los Angeles, California. [11]

Juan Gabriel penned all the songs in the album with Gustavo Farias handling its production including "Pero Qué Necesidad". [11] [12] It is an up-tempo number with a Latin and pop beat in which lyrics describes "loving people all over the world". [2] It features a gospel-like choir in the background. [12] He re-recorded the track on his 2001 compilation album Por Los Siglos and again in 2015 with fellow Mexican singer Emmanuel on Juan Gabriel's vocal duet album Los Dúo as a soft rock cumbia. [13] [14]

Promotion and reception

"Pero Qué Necesidad" was released as the album's lead single on 3 June 1994 by BMG. [15] An accompanying music video was directed by Pedro Torres and filmed in Miami and is a "call to brotherhood". It features children and people of various races with the singer. [16] The song was met with mixed reactions from music critics. The Newsday editor Ira Robbins called it an "engagingly ABBA-esque" song. [17] Ramiro Burr wrote for the San Antonio Express-News, unfavorably compared it to ABBA although he stated it has a "nice, melodic tune". [18] Billboard's Paul Verna noted that the "gospel-accented backing vocals buttress" the "peppy" song. [12] Mario Tarradell of the Miami Herald felt both the song and "Vienes o Voy" "fail miserably" as "dance-oriented, drum machine-happy numbers". [19] In the review of Juan Gabriel's performance at the Special Events Center, Maria Cortés Gonzalez of El Paso Times found it to be an "interesting, but ineffective opening". [20] The duet version of the song was lauded by AllMusic's Thom Jurek as "another golden moment here". [14]

Retrospective reviews of the song have been positive. Darren Jamison of the SingersRoom ranked it number ten on Juan Gabriel's best-songs of all-time and noted despite its "serious theme", he found it "catchy and upbeat, with a lively rhythm and a joyful melody". [21] In a similar list, Classic Rock reviewer ranked it number three and stated that it "has a 90s pop sound, but the catchy beat can still be appreciated today". [2] At the 7th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1995, "Pero Qué Necesidad" won Pop Song of the Year. [22] In the same year, Gabriel earned the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year. [23] Commercially, it topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States, becoming his third number one single on the chart. [24] It ended 1994 as the fourth best-performing Latin song of the year. [25]

Puerto Rican singer Manny Manuel covered "Pero Qué Necesidad" on his debut studio album, El Rey de Corazónes (1994), as a merengue track. [26] [27] It was released as the album's lead single in 1994 by RMM Records. [27] Manuel's version peaked at number five on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart. [28]

See also

References

  1. ^ Romney, Lee (26 June 1994). "Pond Showcases Latino Icon : Event". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, Michele (11 November 2021). "Top 10 Juan Gabriel Songs". Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Juan Gabriel - Pensamientos Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Juan Gabriel - Debo Hacerlo Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Las 10 cosas que no sabías de Juan Gabriel" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "La Espera de Juan Gabriel". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 25 June 1994. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Juan Gabriel firma con Universal Music". La Tercera (in Spanish). 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ^ Burr, Ramiro (21 October 1993). "New Albums Top the Latin Scene". Austin American Statesman. p. 18. ProQuest  256295405. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Juan Gabriel: Los escándalos que rodearon su vida". El Diario NY (in Spanish). 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Musica". La Opinión (in Spanish). 6 June 1994. p. 3D. ProQuest  368248210. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Juan Gabriel - Gracias Por Esperar Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b c Verna, Paul (2 July 1994). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 27. p. 85. ISSN  0006-2510. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  13. ^ Castillo, Alberto (10 October 2001). "Pone mas sabor a sus exitos". El Norte (in Spanish). p. 5. ProQuest  315738006. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via ProQuest.
  14. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Juan Gabriel – Los Dúo Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  15. ^ Lannert, John (18 June 1994). "BMG Artist Juan Gabriel Returns, With 'Thanks'". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 25. pp. 10, 101. ISSN  0006-2510. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  16. ^ Ponce, Robero (6 September 2016). "Juan Gabriel: La génesis de sus canciones". Proceso (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ^ Robbins, Ira (13 September 1994). "Juan Gabriel's Lasting Love". B09. p. B09. ProQuest  278778267. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  18. ^ Burr, Ramiro (30 October 1994). "If Singer's a Star, Why Is Album Dull?". San Antonio Express-News. p. 5H. ProQuest  261621622. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  19. ^ Tarradell, Mario (6 July 1994). "Album Reviews". Miami Herald. p. 7E. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Gonzalez, Maria Cortés (21 November 1994). "Singer Reaches into Past". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Jamison, Darren (29 March 2023). "10 Best Juan Gabriel Songs of All Time". Singersroom. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  23. ^ "The Third Annual El Premio ASCAP". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 38. Prometheus Global Media. 23 September 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  24. ^ "Juan Gabriel - Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 48. 28 November 1998. p. LMQ3. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  26. ^ "Manny Manuel - El Rey de Corazones Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  27. ^ a b Cordero, Diana (26 January 1995). "Aqui y Alla". La Prensa de San Antonio (in Spanish). p. 7. ProQuest  368635035. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  28. ^ "Manny Manuel: Chart History - Tropical Airplay". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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