''Timbiriche VII'' is the seventh studio album by Mexican pop group
Timbiriche
Timbiriche (also known for a brief time as La Banda Timbiriche) was a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed to evolve successfully into adulthood.
Timbiriche is considered one of the most iconic Lat ...
, released on June 29, 1987, by
Fonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of Televisa. Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonov ...
. This album marked the beginning of
Thalía Sodi's participation in the group and in the same year she also appeared on the
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
production,
Quinceañera
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.
The group conformed by
Paulina Rubio
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,
Alix Bauer,
Mariana Garza,
Eduardo Capetillo
Eduardo Capetillo Vázquez (born April 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor and singer.
Life
He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He belongs to the Capetillo family, who have a long tradition of being bullfighters.
While still very young, he particip ...
,
Erik Rubin
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,
Diego Schoening and Thalia Sodi, who replaced
Sasha Sökol. This album is the most successful of the group, selling over 1 million copies and features the hit singles "Con Todos Menos Conmigo" and "Mírame (Cuestión de Tiempo)".
Background and production
After the release of the album ''
Timbiriche Rock Show'', which earned the group a gold record,
the member of the group Sasha announced her departure to start her solo career, the producer of the group Luis de Llano invited the singer Thalía, whom he knew since the time of the Din Din group and the musical Vaselina, in which Thalía replaced Sasha in some performances, to replace the singer.
The group was formed by: Eduardo Capetillo, Thalía, Diego Schoening, Erik Rubín, Paulina Rubio, Alix Bauer and Mariana Garza.
For the production of the album were chosen Fernando Riba, Kiko Campos and Raul Gonzáles Biestro.
Singles
A year before the release of the album, and with Sasha still a member, the group released the song "No Seas Tan Cruel", which was included in the album but the first single from the album was the song "Mírame", which reached the position of #4 on the charts of the magazine ''Notitas Musicales''.
The second single from the album, the song "Besos de Ceniza" appeared on the Mexican charts while the first was still well performed, the song reached # 1, becoming the album's biggest hit.
The third single from the album was the song "Con Todos Menos Conmigo", which reached # 9 on the charts.
The song was made famous in Brazil by the version made by the group
Dominó, which was called "Con Todos Menos Conmigo".
The fourth and final single from the album was the song "Si No Es Ahora", which reached #6 in Mexico.
At the same time that the group released the album, member Thalía starred in Televisa's soap opera ''
Quinceañera
In Mexico, Mexican and other Latin American cultures, it is customary to celebrate a girl's 15th birthday. In Spanish language, Spanish, the girl celebrating her 15th birthday is called a ; in English language, English, primarily in the Unite ...
'', for the soundtrack the group recorded the title track, which reached #2 on the charts.
Commercial performance
On May 15, 1988, the ''Notitas Musicales'' magazine reported that the album sold 800,000 in Mexico, four months later on September 16, 1988 Mexican magazine ''
Eres'' published that the album surpassed the 1 million copies sold becoming one of the best selling Mexican albums of all time.
Track listing
See also
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List of best-selling albums in Mexico
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References
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1987 albums
Timbiriche albums