Desde Siempre

Desde Siempre
Compilation album by Chayanne
Released	March 29, 2005
Recorded	1988–2005
Genre	Latin pop
Label	Sony BMG
Chayanne chronology
Sincero (2003) Desde Siempre (2005) Cautivo (2005)
Singles from Desde Siempre
"Contra Vientos y Mareas" Released: 2005

Desde Siempre (Since Ever) is the second compilation album by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne, which was released on March 29, 2005.

Album information

Unlike of his previous compilation album Grandes Éxitos, this album is a collection of Chayanne ballads with a new song "Contra Vientos y Mareas" by Franco De Vita.

Track listing

The track listing from Billboard.com[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Contra Vientos y Mareas"	Franco De Vita	Previously unreleased	4:03
2.	"Un Siglo Sin Ti"	Franco De Vita	Sincero	4:40
3.	"Volver a Nacer"	Estéfano, Ximena Zapata	Volver a Nacer	4:53
4.	"Cuidarte el Alma"	Marc Durandeau, Cris Zalles	Sincero	4:13
5.	"Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha"	José María Cano	Chayanne	4:47
6.	"Atado a Tu Amor"	Estéfano	Atado a Tu Amor	5:02
7.	"El Centro de Mi Corazón"	Alejandro Vezzani	Provócame	3:47
8.	"Pienso En Ti"	Estéfano	Atado a Tu Amor	4:17
9.	"Yo Te Amo"	Estéfano	Simplemente	4:50
10.	"Sólamente Tu Amor"	Donato Poveda, Hal S. Batt	Volver a Nacer	3:24
11.	"Daría Cualquier Cosa"	Julio Seijas, Luis Gómez Escolar	Tiempo de Vals	3:20
12.	"Entre Mis Recuerdos"	Albert Hammond; H. Knight	Volver a Nacer	3:46

Music videos

1. Contra Vientos y Mareas

Personnel

• Alex Acuña – percussion, drum machine
• Carlos Alvarez – mixing
• Marcelo Anez – engineer
• Tommy Anthony – backing vocals
• Kevin Apple – stylist
• Marcello Azevedo – acoustic guitar, bass, arranger, electric guitar, programming
• Greg Bartheld – programming
• Odisa Beltrán – production assistant
• Manny Benito – vocal producer, vocal coach
• Andres Bermudez – assistant engineer
• Edwin Bonilla – percussion
• Jorge Calandrelli – synthesizer, piano, arranger, producer
• Alberto Carballo – graphic design
• Jessica Chirino – backing vocals
• Michael "Junno" Cosculluela – backing vocals
• David Davidson – violin
• Doug Emery – arranger, drum programming
• Estéfano – producer
• Ronnie Foster – arranger, producer
• Mike Fuller – mastering
• Iker Gastaminza – arranger, engineer, mixing
• Julio Hernandez – bass
• Richard Howell – assistant engineer
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
• Max Kolibe – engineer
• Abraham Laboriel – bass
• Anthony LaMarchina – cello
• Lee Levine – arranger, drums, programming
• Roberto Livi – producer
• John Lucas – backing vocals
• Ricardo Eddy Martinez – arranger, producer
• Chris McDonald – string arrangements
• Miami Symphonic Orchestra – strings
• Raul Midón – backing vocals
• Joel Numa – engineer
• Luis Fernando Ochoa – producer
• Alfredo Oliva – concert master
• Wendy Pedersen – backing vocals
• Lena Pérez – backing vocals
• Donato Póveda – producer
• Julio C. Reyes – conductor, orchestration
• Gustavo Sanchez – producer
• Randy Singer – harmonica
• Cesar Sogbe – engineer, mixing, vocal engineer
• Rafael Solano – percussion
• Rene Toledo – guitar, arranger, producer, vocal coach
• Carlos Cats Valldejuli – production coordination
• Mauricio Velez – photography
• Dan Warner – electric guitar
• James Warner – engineer
• Bruce Weeden – mixing
• Kristin Wilkinson – viola
• Cristian Zalles – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Billboard European Top 100 Albums[2]	66
U.S. Billboard 200[2]	182
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[2]	8
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[2]	2

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[3]	Platinum	40,000^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[4]	Gold	50,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Billboard.com (2005-03-29). "Desde Siempre". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
2. "Grandes Exitos – Chayanne". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
3. "Argentinian album certifications – Chayanne – Desde Siempre". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
4. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Chayanne in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Desde Siempre in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.