| "Viviré" | ||||
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| Single by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
| from the album Fogaraté | ||||
| B-side | "Canto de Hacha" | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Bachata | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Karen | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Juan Luis Guerra | |||
| Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology | ||||
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"Viviré" ("I Will Live") is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released as the second single for his album Fogaraté (1994). [1] It is a Spanish-language adaptation of "Vivi" by Congolese musician Papa Wemba with Guerra writing the song in Spanish. [2] It became his first song to reach number-one on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay in 1994. [3] At the 1995 Latin Billboard Music Awards, "Viviré" won Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year. [4] It was recognized as one best-performing Latin songs of the year at the 1996 BMI Latin Awards. [5] The music video for the song was directed by Gustavo Garzón and received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards. [1] [6] On the review of the album for the Miami Herald, Fernando Gonzalez called the song "the best of the lot". [7] A writer for Music & Media described the track as a Cuban son. [8]
Track listing
- "Viviré" - 4:00
- "Canto de Hacha"
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard) [9] | 5 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard) [10] | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Resendez, Hector (22 October 1994). "juan%20luis%20guerra"M "News From U.S. & Latin America" (PDF). Cash Box: 17. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Roberts, John Storm. "Fogaraté - Juan Luis Guerra y 440 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Latin Pop Airplay: Week of November 5, 1994". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Lannert, John (10 June 1995). "Latin Music Conference". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. p. LM-54. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (18 May 1996). "Pete Astudillo Leads BMI Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 20. pp. 4, 68. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (7 May 1995). "Tejano artists in line for national honors". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation.
- ^ Gonzalez, Fernando (27 July 1994). "Sophie B. Sounds Like Madonna's Tamer Sister". Miami Herald. p. 2E. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media: 6. 13 August 1995. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Juan Luis Guerra Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Juan Luis Guerra Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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| "Viviré" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
| from the album Fogaraté | ||||
| B-side | "Canto de Hacha" | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Bachata | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Karen | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Producer(s) | Juan Luis Guerra | |||
| Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Viviré" ("I Will Live") is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released as the second single for his album Fogaraté (1994). [1] It is a Spanish-language adaptation of "Vivi" by Congolese musician Papa Wemba with Guerra writing the song in Spanish. [2] It became his first song to reach number-one on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay in 1994. [3] At the 1995 Latin Billboard Music Awards, "Viviré" won Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year. [4] It was recognized as one best-performing Latin songs of the year at the 1996 BMI Latin Awards. [5] The music video for the song was directed by Gustavo Garzón and received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards. [1] [6] On the review of the album for the Miami Herald, Fernando Gonzalez called the song "the best of the lot". [7] A writer for Music & Media described the track as a Cuban son. [8]
Track listing
- "Viviré" - 4:00
- "Canto de Hacha"
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard) [9] | 5 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard) [10] | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Resendez, Hector (22 October 1994). "juan%20luis%20guerra"M "News From U.S. & Latin America" (PDF). Cash Box: 17. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Roberts, John Storm. "Fogaraté - Juan Luis Guerra y 440 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Latin Pop Airplay: Week of November 5, 1994". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Lannert, John (10 June 1995). "Latin Music Conference". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. p. LM-54. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (18 May 1996). "Pete Astudillo Leads BMI Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 20. pp. 4, 68. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (7 May 1995). "Tejano artists in line for national honors". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation.
- ^ Gonzalez, Fernando (27 July 1994). "Sophie B. Sounds Like Madonna's Tamer Sister". Miami Herald. p. 2E. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media: 6. 13 August 1995. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Juan Luis Guerra Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Juan Luis Guerra Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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