4 (Kumbia Kings album)

4 is the third studio album and fourth album overall by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the third studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on February 25, 2003 by EMI Latin. This album became their second number one album on the United States Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. "No Tengo Dinero" song by Juan Gabriel original version on Juan Gabriel's debut album El Alma Joven in 1971. The album received a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2003.^[2]

4
Studio album by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings
Released	February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)
Recorded	2002–2003
Genre	Cumbia Latin pop R&B hip hop
Length	56:18
Label	EMI Latin
Producer	A.B. Quintanilla Cruz Martínez
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
All Mixed Up: Los Remixes (2002) 4 (2003) Presents Kumbia Kings (2003)
Singles from 4
"No Tengo Dinero" Released: January 14, 2003 "Insomnio" Released: April 3, 2003 "Mi Gente" Released: July 6, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

This track listing from Billboard.com^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No Tengo Dinero" (featuring Juan Gabriel and El Gran Silencio)	Juan Gabriel	4:55
2.	"Amores Como el Tuyo"	A.B. Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo	5:12
3.	"Insomnio"	Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Chris Pérez	3:29
4.	"Llévame al Cielo" (featuring Aleks Syntek)	Quintanilla III, Martínez, Aleks Syntek	3:58
5.	"Baby"	Quintanilla III, Jason Cano, Giraldo	3:34
6.	"Rompecabezas"	Rodney Alejandro, Claudia Brant, Nir Seroussi	3:38
7.	"Mi Gente" (featuring Ozomatli)	Quintanilla III, Asdru Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Poree, Giraldo, Seroussi	4:21
8.	"Contigo"	Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela, Jesse García, Humberto García	3:12
9.	"Don't Wanna Try"	Francisco J. Bautista, Jaime Gálvez	4:07
10.	"Under My Skin" (featuring Organized Rhymes)	Martínez, Bautista	3:55
11.	"Please Don't Go Girl"	Quintanilla III, Martínez, Maurice Starr, Nick Washington, Sammy García	4:03
12.	"Count on Me"	Bautista, Gálvez	3:31
13.	"Amores Como el Tuyo (Cumbia Version)"	Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo	3:55
14.	"No Tengo Dinero (ATM Remix)" (featuring Limi-T 21)	Gabriel	4:28

Personnel

Adapted from Allmusic.^[4]

Kumbia Kings

• A.B. Quintanilla III – bass guitar, backing vocals, arranger, producer, executive producer, mixing, composer
• Jason "DJ Kane" Cano – vocals, arranger
• Francisco "Frankie J" Bautista Jr. – vocals, arranger
• Andrew "Drew" Maes – vocals
• Anthony "Nino B" López – backing vocals, dancer
• Juan Jesús "JP" Peña – backing vocals, dancer
• Cruz Martínez – keyboards, arranger, programming, producer, engineer, mixing, composer
• Chris Pérez – guitar
• Alex Ramírez – keyboards
• Roy "Slim" Ramírez – percussion, backing vocals
• Noe "Gipper" / "El Animal" Nieto Jr. – accordion
• Frankie Aranda – percussion
• Jesse "O'Jay" Martínez – drums

Additional musicians and production

• Rodney "Cortada" Alejandro – arranger
• Nicolas Barry – arranger, didjeridu, computers
• Robert Becker – viola
• Joel Derouin – violin
• Wil Donovan – studio assistant
• Erika Duke-Kirkpartick – cello
• Eric Flores – saxophone
• Juan Gabriel – vocals, rap (track 1)
• James Gálvez – arranger
• Humberto García – guitar
• Jesse García – guitar
• Emede González – trombone
• El Gran Silencio – vocals (track 1)
  • Tony Hernández – vocals
  • Cano Hernández – rap
  • Isaac "Campo" Valdez – accordion
  • Marcos Martínez – percussion
• Susan Jensen – violin
• Tomas Jacobi – amanuensis
• Peter Kent – violin
• Gina Kronstadt – violin
• Limi-T 21 – vocals (track 14)
• Maria Newman – viola
• Dusty "DJ Dus" Oliveira – DJ cuts and scratches
• Organized Rhymes – vocals (track 10)
• Ozomatli – vocals (track 7)
  • Asdru Sierra – vocals, trumpet
  • Raúl Pacheco – vocals, electric guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Jiro Yamaguchi – conga, cymbals, tabla, güira, cowbell
  • Justin "El Niño" Poree – cuíca, timbales, repinique
• Charles Paakkari – engineer
• Randy Stein – cello
• Aleks Syntek – vocals, keyboards (track 4)
• Jean Rosenberg – contractor
• Elvin F. Torres – producer, musical direction
• Roger Vera – trumpet
• John Wittenberg – violin

Chart performance

Chart (2003)^[5]	Peak position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums	1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums	1
US Billboard 200	86

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. 4 at AllMusic
2. "The nominees are ..." Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 23, 2003. p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
3. . Billboard.com. Billboard.com. 2003-02-25. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
4. "4 – Credits". Allmusic.com. 2003-02-25. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
5. 4 at AllMusic
6. "American album certifications – A.B. y Los Kumbia Kings Quintanilla III – 4". Recording Industry Association of America.