A Corazón Abierto (album)

A Corazón Abierto
Studio album by
Alejandro Fernández
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2004 (2004-09-07)
Recorded2004
GenreLatin pop
Length53:48
LanguageSpanish
LabelColumbia
Producer
Alejandro Fernández chronology
En Vivo: Juntos Por Ultima Vez
(2003) 		A Corazón Abierto
(2004) 		México - Madrid: En Directo Y Sin Escalas
(2005)
Singles from A Corazón Abierto
  1. "Me Dediqué A Perderte"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Canta Corazón"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Qué Lástima"
    Released: 2005
  4. "Que Voy a Hacer Con Mi Amor"
    Released: 2005

A Corazón Abierto (English: Open Heart) is the eleventh studio album by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández. Released on September 7, 2004 via Columbia Records, it was produced by Kike Santander and Áureo Baqueiro. The album is often regarded as Fernández's debut into contemporary pop, straying away from his previous roots in mariachi and ranchera music. The first single, "Me Dediqué a Perderte" sold over 63,000 digital downloads in Mexico.[1]

Reception

The album garnered mainly positive reception. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic described the album as a "batch of well-crafted songs", further stating, "relative to his previous pop albums, though, Fernández sounds more at ease on A Corazón Abierto, as if he's truly enjoying himself and singing from the heart. That he sounds more at home makes A Corazón Abierto perhaps his best pop album to date".[2]

Track listing

CD

Source: Official Website[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Para Vivir"Kike Santander4:11
2."Me Dediqué A Perderte"Leonel García3:54
3."Canta Corazón"Gian Marco4:14
4."Qué Voy a Hacer Con Mi Amor"Luis Carlos Monroy, Raúl Ornelas4:08
5."Si Alguna Vez"Kike Santander4:15
6."Que Lástima"Jaime Flores4:23
7."Tengo Ganas"Gian Marco3:36
8."Se Va"Gustavo Santander, Kike Santander3:25
9."Lo Que Pudo Ser"Reyli Barba, Jaime Flores4:24
10."Me Iré"Christian Leuzzi, Kike Santander4:08
11."Dame Un Minuto"Gian Marco4:21
12."Muy Lejos De Ti"Bernardo Ossa, Omar Sánchez, Kike Santander4:20
13."Me Dediqué A Perderte" (versión salsa) (Hidden Track)Leonel García4:32

DVD

  1. Me Dediqué A Perderte (Video)
  2. Alejandro – De Gira
  3. Cronología
  4. Lucharé Por Tu Amor (Video)

Personnel

  • Pablo Alfaro – photography
  • Esteban Aristizabal – vocal engineer
  • Pablo Arraya – engineer, vocal engineer
  • Aureo Baqueiro – percussion, arranger, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, fender rhodes, vocal arrangement, string arrangements, art direction, direction, A&R
  • Daniel Betancourt – arranger, keyboards, programming, producer
  • Gustavo Borner – mixing, string engineer
  • Richard Bravo – percussion
  • Rodrigo Cárdenas – bass
  • Jason Carder – trumpet
  • Luis Angel Cortez – assistant
  • Mike Couzzi – string engineer
  • Ian Cuttler – art direction, design
  • Pepe Damián – drums
  • Fernando de Santiago – vihuela
  • Beto Dominguez – percussion
  • Vicky Echeverri – chorus
  • Paul Forat – art direction, A&R
  • Luis Gil – drum engineering
  • Manny López – acoustic guitar
  • Bill Meyers – string arrangements
  • Miami Symphonic Strings – strings
  • Boris Milan – mixing
  • Sergio Minski – production coordination
  • José Antonio Molina – string arrangements
  • Marco Moreno – assistant, pro-tools
  • Novi Novag – viola, string arrangements
  • Alfredo Oliva – concert comedian
  • Daniel Ortega – electric guitar
  • Wendy Pederson – chorus
  • Richie Perez – engineer
  • Pancho Ruiz – electric bass
  • Milton Salcedo – piano, arranger, keyboards, programming, producer, fender rhodes, wind arrangements
  • Freddie Sandoval – engineer
  • Kike Santander – acoustic guitar, arranger, producer, Spanish guitar, wind arrangements
  • Marco Antonio Santiago – guitarron
  • Dana Teboe – trumpet
  • Ramiro Teran – chorus, engineer
  • Don C. Tyler – mastering
  • Juan Jose Virviescas – engineer

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 125
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 2
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1
US Billboard Top Heatseekers 3

Singles

Year Chart Track Peak
2004 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Me Dediqué A Perderte 6
Billboard Hot Latin Songs 1
Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay 10
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 2
Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay 4
Billboard Hot Latin Songs Qué Lástima 15
2005 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 10
Billboard Hot Latin Songs Canta Corazón 24
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 9

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] Gold 20,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[5] 3× Platinum+Gold 350,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Mexican Certification". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. ^ Alejandro Fernández - A Corazon Abierto Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 28 June 2023
  3. ^ "A Corazón Abierto at Alejandro Fernández website". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Alejandro Fernandez – A Corazon Abierto". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  5. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Fernandez in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and A Corazon Abierto in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.