En El Jardín
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"En El Jardín" (English: "At the Garden") is a
It reached on the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States and spent a total of seven weeks at this position. "En El Jardín" was met with positive reviews from music critics. The recording led to Fernández and Estefan receiving a nomination for Pop Group or Duo of the Year at the 10th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards while Santander received a BMI Latin Award for the track in 1999.
Background and composition
Since 1992, Alejandro Fernández established his music career as a
"En El Jardín" is a ballad duet with Gloria Estefan. It was written by Colombian songwriter Kike Santander and co-produced by Santander and Emilio Estefan. The song features Santander performing the accordion, acoustic guitars, and vihuela.[4] In the lyrics, both singers describe falling in love with each other that was blossomed in a garden of loves.[5] In the music video for the song, Fernández and Estefan are singing in a garden with musicians playing in the background.[6] Fernández and Estefan performed the song live during the "Jalisco en Vivo" concert in 2009.[7] The track was included on Fernández's compilation album Más Romantico Que Nunca: Sus Grandes Éxitos Romanticos (2010),[8][9] and on Estefan's compilation albums Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos (2004) and Mis Favoritas (2010).[10][11]
Reception
"En El Jardín" was released as the second single from
Knight Ridder music critic Howard Cohen called it a "creamy" duet.[20] Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News described it as "a glorious ballad on the moment love is born".[4] The Dallas Morning News editor Mario Tarradell praised the track noting that Fernández and Estefan "works not only as an ideal pairing - there's palpable chemistry in their voices - but the cut's sexy mix of acoustic guitar, trumpet and maracas capture the intoxicating allure of a private paradise."[3] Eliseo Cardona of El Nuevo Herald felt that Estefan's performance with Fernández made her sound better than she should be on her albums.[21]
The song led to Fernández and Estefan receiving a nomination for Pop Group or Duo of the Year at the 10th Annual Lo Nuesro Awards in 1998,[22] but lost to Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal.[23] The track also led to Santander receiving a BMI Latin Award in 1999 in recognition of the best-performing Latin songs in 1998.[24]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the Me Estoy Enamorando liner notes.[5]
- Alejandro Fernández – vocals
- Gloria Estefan – guest vocals
- Kike Santander –
- Rafael Solano – percussion
- Archie Peña – maracas
- Teddy Mulet – trumpet
See also
- Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1997
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1998
- List of Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number ones of 1997
- List of Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number ones of 1998
References
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ A. H. Belo Corporation.
- ^ Hearst Corporation.
- ^ a b Fernández, Alejandro (1997). Me Estoy Enamorando (CD liner). Miami, Florida: Sony Music Entertainment Mexico. p. 5. CDF-82446/2-486138.
Hoy me vuelto a enamorar y nuevamente ha germinado la pasión
- ^ Estefan Jr., Emilio (director) (1997). Alejandro Fernández – En El Jardín (Music video) (in Spanish). Sony Music Entertainment Mexico.
- ^ "Paulina Rubio canta por México". Quién (in Spanish). 28 June 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "15 Anos de Exitos - Alejandro Fernández". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Más Romantico Que Nunca: Sus Grandes Éxitos Romanticos - Alejandro Fernández". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos - Gloria Estefan". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Mis Favoritas - Gloria Estefan". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Alejandro Fernández (1997). En El Jardín (Promo single CD). Mexico: Sony Music Mexico, a division of Sony Music Mexico. SAMPCS 4836.
- ^ "Hot Latin Songs: The Week of December 6, 1997". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 6 December 1997. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Hot Latin Songs - 1997 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Hot Latin Songs - 1998 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "1998: The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. Prometheus Global Media. 26 December 1998. p. YE-66, 70. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Latin Pop Songs - 1997 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Latin Pop Songs - 1998 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- Nielsen Business Media, Inc.p. 74. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Cohen, Howard (31 October 1997). "Process Froth From Peach Union". Press-Telegram. Digital First Media.
- The McClatchy Company.
- La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación GN, S.A. Archived from the originalon 15 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- Univision Communications. Archived from the originalon 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Los Premios Latinos de BMI Latin 1999". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 26. Prometheus Global Media. 26 June 1999. p. 33. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Alejandro Fernández Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Alejandro Fernández Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2017.