Si Tú Supieras

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"Si Tú Supieras"
Sony Music Mexico
Songwriter(s)Kike Santander
Producer(s)
Alejandro Fernández singles chronology
"Es la Mujer"
(1997) 		"Si Tú Supieras"
(1997) 		"En El Jardín"
(1997)
Music video
"Si Tú Supieras" on
YouTube

"Si Tú Supieras" ("If You Knew") is a song written by

María Isabel
.

It reached the top of the

Chamin Correa
. Vega's version peaked at number five on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the US.

Background and composition

Since 1992 Alejandro Fernández established his music career as a

Piel De Niña (1993), Grandes Éxitos a la Manera de Alejandro Fernández (1994), Que Seas Muy Feliz (1995), and Muy Dentro de Mi Corazón (1996), helped solidify Fernández as a ranchera singer.[1] Although his last album, Muy Dentro de Mi Corazón, was a success, Fernández did not want to simply record another ranchera album. "If I had released another album of just rancheras, people would have just expected the same thing, and then they would have begun to judge me by that one [musical] theme", Fernández explained. He also noted bolero's popularity on radio stations and cited his waning radio airplay. After listening to Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan, Fernández sought Estefan's husband Emilio Estefan to have him produced Fernández's next album. After hearing Fernández's proposal, Emilio Estefan agreed on the idea to produce the album.[2] Recording took place at Estefan's Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida.[3]

Alejandro Fernández "Si Tú Supieras"
A 24-second sample of "Si Tú Supieras", a bolero-pop ballad song. Knight Ridder music critic Howard Cohen noted that it is a "mellow" track.[4]
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"Si Tú Supieras", along with the other tracks in the album, is a

15 Años de Éxitos (2007) and Más Romantico Que Nunca: Sus Grandes Éxitos Romanticos (2010).[10][11]

Reception

"Si Tú Supieras" was released on 18 August 1997.

Latin Pop Songs chart where it spent two weeks in this position.[16] "Si Tú Supieras" ended 1998 as the second best-performing Latin song of the year in the US.[17] In November 1999, "Si Tú Supieras" was labeled as one of the "hottest tracks" for Sony Discos in a list including the most successful songs released by the label since the launching of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1986.[18] In 2016, "Si Tú Supieras" ranked number three on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Hot Latin Songs chart.[19]

Knight Ridder music critic Howard Cohen called it a "mellow" song.[4] Eliseo Cardona of El Nuevo Herald highlighted "Si Tú Supieras" as one of the boleros where Fernández performs with "intensity and passion".[20] At the 10th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1998, it won the award Pop Song of the Year.[21] At the 1998 Premios Eres, it won the awards for Best Song and Best Musical Theme (for its usage on María Isabel).[22] "Si Tú Supieras" also led to Santander receiving the BMI Latin Award for Song of the Year in 1999.[23]

Music video

The music video begins with Fernández watching a video in his house which shows him and his childhood friend on a movie projector screen when they were younger. He then proceeds to go on a double date with his friend in a café and meet each other's lover. His friend's lover becomes infatuated with Fernández and the two become enamored with each other. Although the relationship between the two grows, Fernández realizes that it would only hurt his childhood friend and decides to break away from her.[24]

Cover versions

In 1998, Puerto Rican

Chamin Correa performed an instrumental version on his album Cuerdas Amor Y Guitarra, Vol. 2 (1997).[30]

Charts

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Me Estoy Enamorando liner notes.[6]

  • Alejandro Fernández – vocals
  • Kike Santander – songwriting and arranger
  • René Toledo – twelve-string guitar
  • Luis Enrique – percussion
  • Archie Peña –
    maracas
    and drums

See also

References

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  6. ^ a b Fernández, Alejandro (1997). Me Estoy Enamorando (CD liner). Miami, Florida: Sony Music Entertainment Mexico. p. 2. CDF-82446/2-486138. Si tú supieras, cómo te ansía cada espacio de mi cuerpo [...] Ven, entrégame tu amor para calmar este dolor de no tenerte
  7. ^ "Alejandro Fernández recordó los tiempos de la novela 'María Isabel' en la piel de Choché". Teletica (in Spanish). 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  8. ^ Lechner, Enresto (16 December 1997). "Fernandez Mixes Old With the New". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Confidencias Reales: En Vivo Desde el Teatro Real – Alejandro Fernández". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  10. ^ "15 Anos de Exitos – Alejandro Fernández". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Más Romantico Que Nunca: Sus Grandes Éxitos Romanticos – Alejandro Fernández". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  12. ^ Hernandez, Mary (17 August 1997). "Se quita el sombrero". El Norte (in Spanish). p. 1. Y como muestra, desde manana se escuchara en la radio el tema "Si tu Supieras", que interpreta el hijo de Vicente, y que a la vez sirve de presentacion musical en la telenovela Maria Isabel.
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  24. ^ Padilla, Alejandro Gonzalez (director) (1997). Alejandro Fernández – Si Tú Supieras (Music video) (in Spanish). Sony Music Entertainment Mexico. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  25. ^ "Hoy Quiero Cantarte – Tony Vega". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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  28. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Vivir Así – Mijares". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  29. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Grandes Canciones – Noel Schajris". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  30. ^ ""Cuerdas, amor y guitarra": Nuevo disco de Chamín Correa". El Informador (in Spanish). 29 December 1997. p. 9-D.
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  32. ^ "Alejandro Fernández Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  33. ^ a b "1997: The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. Prometheus Global Media. 27 December 1997. p. YE-57, 59. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  34. ^ "Greatest Of All Time Hot Latin Songs Chart". Billboard. 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

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