Galería Caribe

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Galería Caribe
Sony Music México
ProducerRicardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona chronology
Vivo
(1999)
Galería Caribe
(2000)
Santo Pecado
(2002)

Galería Caribe (English: Caribbean Gallery) is the eighth studio album recorded by

Sony Music México on August 29, 2000 (see 2000 in music). and became his first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums
chart, peaking at the top of the chart in 2000 and 2001.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]

The

Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 3 stars stating "All in all, Galería Caribe is a curious entry in Arjona's catalog that most fans can overlook without missing much."[1]

Track listing

All songs were written by Ricardo Arjona, except where noted.[2][3]

  1. "Carabelas" (Caravels) – 2:32
  2. "Mujer de Guanahani" (Woman From Guanahani) (Arjona, Angel "Cuco" Peña) – 3:42
  3. "Lo Poco Que Queda de Mi" (What Little is Left Of Me) – 4:56
  4. "Un Caribe en Nueva York" (A Caribbean in New York) – 5:24
  5. "Cuando" (When) – 4:34
  6. "Receta" (Prescription) – 4:52
  7. "Sólo Quería un Café" (I Just Wanted A Coffee) – 3:50
  8. "Mesias" (Messiah) – 4:41
  9. "Te Enamoraste de Ti" (You Fell in Love With You) – 4:27
  10. "Lo Poco Que Queda de Mi (Acoustic)" – 4:34
  11. "Si Usted la Viera (El Confesor)" (If You See Her (The Confessor)) (Eusebio Blasco, Jorge Luis Chacín) – 4:18
  12. "Receta (Acoustic)" – 4:23
  13. "Pensar en Ti" (Think of You) – 4:22
  14. "Pensar en Ti (Acoustic)" – 4:03
  15. "Cuando (Pop version)" – 4:19
  16. "Te Enamoraste de Ti (Acoustic)" – 4:09
  17. "Sólo Quería un Café (Acoustic)" – 3:26
  18. "Porque Hablamos (featuring Ednita Nazario)" (Because We Talk) – 4:41
  19. "A Cara O Cruz" (Face Or Cross) – 3:42 (Spain Bonus Track)

Personnel

Singles

  1. Cuando
  2. Lo Poco Que Queda de Mi
  3. Mesias
  4. A Cara O Cruz
  5. Porque Hablamos (featuring Ednita Nazario) (Spain only)

Chart performance

Chart (2000)[4] Peak
position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1
US Billboard 200 136

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Platinum 60,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[6] Platinum 150,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Birchmeier, J. Allmusic Review accessed September 4, 2011
  2. ^ ""Galería Caribe" on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. August 2, 2000. Retrieved August 23, 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ ""Galería Caribe" on Allmusic.com". Billboard.com. February 2, 2000. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  4. ^ Allmusic.com. ""Galería Caribe" on Allmusic.com". Retrieved August 25, 2008. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Ricardo Arjona – Galeria Caribe". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  6. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Ricardo Arjona in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Galeria Caribe in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Ricardo Arjona – Galeria Caribe". Recording Industry Association of America.