Lacrimosa (Juan Luis Guerra song)

"Lacrimosa"
Promotional single by Juan Luis Guerra
from the album Fogaraté
B-side"Los Pajaritos"
Released1995
Recorded1994
Studio
GenreBachata
Length3:20
LabelKaren Records
Songwriter(s)Juan Luis Guerra [1]

"Lacrimosa" is a song recorded by Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra for his seventh studio album, Fogarate (1994), included as its seventh track. It was released to radio stations in Europe in 1994 and the United States in 1995 by Karen Records as a promotional single, following "Los Pajaritos". The track is a bachata that attempts an interpretation of Mozart's Requiem.[2][3][4]

Track listing

  • Europe CD-single (1994)[5]
    1. Lacrimosa – 3:20
    2. Los Parajitos – 4:02

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Contemporary Pop (Cashbox)[6] 17

References

  1. ^ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Rhythm Music Magazine: RMM. K.F. Russell. 1994.
  3. ^ Opción (in Spanish). Universidad del Zulia, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, Departamento de Ciencias Humanas. 2006.
  4. ^ Boletín del Museo del Hombre Dominicano (in Spanish). Cultural Dominicana, S. A. 1999.
  5. ^ Juan Luis Guerra 440 - Lacrimosa (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-07-22
  6. ^ "CONTEMPORARY POP/Tropical - June 17, 1995" (PDF). Cashbox. June 17, 1995. p. 17.