''Mi Corazón'' (English: ''My Heart'') is the eighth studio album and second made in
Spanish
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...
recorded by American
latin pop
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and
contemporary Christian
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recording artist
Jaci Velásquez. It was released by
Sony Discos
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History
In ...
on May 8, 2001 (see
2001 in music
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3.2 billion units were sold with a value of US$33.7 billion. DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD first rose to prominence in 2001, with approximately 600 titles available in ...
). The album charted in the top 10 on both the
Latin Pop Albums The '' Billboard'' Latin pop charts began in 1985 when an album chart were introduced as Latin Pop Albums in the June 29 issue of the magazine. In October 1994, ''Billboard'' then established Latin Pop Airplay, which initially rank the most-played ...
and
Top Latin Albums
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charts. lead single, "Cómo Se Cura Una Herida", charted at No. 1 on the
''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks and
Latin Pop Airplay
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chart.
The album received a nomination for a
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
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in the
44th Annual Grammy Awards
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on February 27, 2002, and it won a
Dove Award
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for Best
Spanish language
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album of the year.
Track listing
Singles
# "Cómo Se Cura Una Herida" (a video was made for this song)
# "Déjame Quererte Para Siempre"
# "Dueño De Mi Corazón"
Credits and personnel
Personnel
* Jackie Aguirre - background vocals
* Pedro Alfonso - violin
* Susana Allen - translation, background vocals
* Carlos Álvarez - mixing
* Marcelo Añez - engineer
* Gustavo Arenas - arranger
*
Kenny Aronoff
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- drums
* Jeff Bailey - horn
* Richard Bravo - assistant engineer, percussion
*
Ed Calle
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Calle plays the saxophones, flutes, clarinets, EWI, and keyboards, engineers projects, and performs vocals. He also composes and arranges mu ...
- saxophone
* Jorge Casas - basic track
* Dorian Caster - photography
* Andrés Castillo - violin
* Gustavo Celis - engineer, mixing
*
Desmond Child
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- producer
* Brian Coleman - assistant engineer, production coordination
* Mike Couzzi - mixing, mixing engineer
* Jeannie Cruz - background vocals
* Sal Cuevas - bass
* Fernando de Santiago - guitar, vihuela
*
Charles Dye
Charles Dye is a Grammy-nominated and Latin Grammy-winning record producer, engineer and mixer from Hollywood, Florida, USA.
Grammy
In 2001, Dye received a Latin Grammy for Best Engineered Album for Thalía's '' Arrasando''.
Other production ...
- mixing, mixing engineer
* Rob Eaton - engineer, mixing
* Vicky Echeverri - vocals, background vocals
* Geronimo Enríquez - horn arrangements
*
Emilio Estefan Jr. - producer
* Steve Fitzpatrick - hair stylist, make-up
* Alberto Gaitán - choir, chorus
* Ricardo Gaitán - arranger, choir, chorus, drum programming, keyboards, producer, programming
* Jules Gondar - engineer, producer
* Frank González - production coordination
* Jorge González - assistant engineer
* Roger González - assistant engineer
* Mike Haynes - horn
* Mark Heimermann - drum programming, keyboards, producer
* Julio Hernández - bass
* Alejandro Jaén - arranger, producer, background vocals
* Inez James - composer
*
Ted Jensen
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Early life ...
- mastering
* Trevor Johnson - mixing
*
Sebastian Krys
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- mixing engineer
* Gary Lindsay - vocal arrangement
* Óscar Llord - executive producer
* Álex López - art direction
* Ángel López - assistant producer
* Manuel López - arranger, engineer, guitar, producer, programming
* Craig Lozowick - engineer
* Steve MacMillan - mixing
* Judd Maher - conductor
* Nathan Malki - engineer
* Tony Mardini - assistant engineer, drum programming
* Lewis A. Martineé - arranger, assistant producer, engineer, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming
* Chris McDonald - horn
* Hugh McDonald - bass
* Lisette Mélendez - composer
* Miami Symphonic Orchestra - strings
*
Raul Midón
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Biography Early life
Midón was born prematurely in a rural hospital in Embudo, New Mexico, Embudo, New Mexico, to parents of Argentines, Arg ...
- choir, chorus, vocals
* Alfredo Oliva - concert comedian, concertina
* Abel Orta - bass, translation, background vocals
* Germán Ortíz - assistant engineer, engineer
* Mario Patiño - assistant coordinator
* Wendy Pederson - vocals
* Archie Peña - arranger, choir, chorus, cuatro, drum programming, guitar, percussion, producer, programming
* Buddy Pepper - composer
* Lena Pérez - choir, chorus, vocals
* Richie Pérez - engineer
*
Rudy Pérez
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- arranger, direction, producer
* Clay Perry - keyboards, programming
* Rachel Perry - Choir, chorus, vocals
* Freddy Piñero Jr. - arranger, engineer, mixing, producer, programming, vocal arrangement
* Leo Quintero - acoustic and electric guitar
* Asolfo Ramos - cello
* Jimmy Rey - background vocals
* Michael Ripoll - guitar
* Todd Robbins - engineer
* Abel Romero - violin
* Jorge Ruiz - arranger, direction
* Bert Russell - composer
* Larry Russell - composer
* Marco Antonio Santiago - guitar
*
Jon Secada
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- arranger, programming, vocal arrangement
* Javier Solís - percussion, translation
* Ricardo Suárez - bass, vocals
* Ramiro Teran - choir, chorus, vocals
* Ken Theis - assistant engineer
* Felipe Tichauer - engineer
*
Jaci Velasquez - liner notes, vocals, background vocals
* José Miguel Velásquez - arranger, choir, chorus, producer, programming, vocals
* Dan Warner - acoustic and electric guitar
* Bruce Weeden - engineer, mixing, mixing engineer
© MMI. Sony Discos, Inc.
Charts
Weekly charts
Sales and certifications
References
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2001 albums
Jaci Velasquez albums
2000s Spanish-language albums
Sony Discos albums
Albums produced by Emilio Estefan
Albums produced by Rudy Pérez
Albums produced by Desmond Child