Raíces (Los Tigres del Norte album)
| Raíces | ||||
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| Studio album by Los Tigres del Norte | ||||
| Released | May 4, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 - 2008 | |||
| Genre | Norteño, Corrido | |||
| Label | Fonovisa | |||
| Los Tigres del Norte chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Raíces ("Roots") is a cover album released by Mexican group Los Tigres del Norte on May 4, 2008. This album became their sixth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. It won the Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album at the Grammy Awards of 2009.[2]
Track listing
The information from Billboard.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Rey" | José Alfredo Jiménez | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Rumbo al Sur" | Felipe Valdés Leal, Ramón Ortega Contreras | 3:30 |
| 3. | "El Hijo del Pueblo" | Jiménez | 3:04 |
| 4. | "El Golpe Traidor" | Manuel Valdez | 3:04 |
| 5. | "No Volveré" | Manuel Esperón, Ernesto Cortázar | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Mi Gusto Es" | Samuel Lozano | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Sangre Caliente" | Abelardo Pulido | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Cien Años" | Rubén Fuentes, Alberto Cervantes | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Tu Recuerdo y Yo" | Jiménez | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Sin Ti" | Pepe Guízar | 3:17 |
| 11. | "No Me Amenaces" | Jiménez | 2:31 |
| 12. | "Tonta (Tonto)" | Armento Fierro | 3:21 |
Personnel
The information from Allmusic.[4]
- Hernán Hernández — Production assistant, Voz, Bajo Eléctrico
- Jorge Hernández — Voz, Acordeón
- Eduardo Hernández — Voz, Acordeón, Bajo Sexto, Saxophone
- Luis Hernández — Voz, Bajo Sexto
- Oscar Lara — Batería
- Don C. Tyler — Mastering engineer
- Alfonso Ródenas — Engineer, mixing
- Joseph Pope — Engineer, mixing
- Adriana Rebold — Graphic design, art direction
- Pablo Castro — Art direction
Chart performance
| Chart (2008)[5][6] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| México AMPROFON Albums Chart | 32 |
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 68 |
| Preceded by Te Quiero by Flex |
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album March 22, 2008 |
Succeeded by Te Quiero by Flex |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Grammy Nominations". Grammy. The Recording Academy. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ↑ "Raíces". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ↑ "Raíces - Credits". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ↑ "Raíces". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ↑ "Raíces". Mexican Charts. Les Charts. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
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