Mañana, Mañana
"Mañana, Mañana" (English: "Tomorrow, Tomorrow") is a song written by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. Argentine singer Libertad Lamarque performed the song in the Mexican movie La loca de los milagros (filmed 1973, premiered 1975). Juan Gabriel released his recording of the song, a duet with Estela Nuñez, on his album Ella (1979). The song describes the departure of a lost love who will never return.
| "Mañana" | ||||
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| Single by Cristian Castro | ||||
| from the album El Camino del Alma | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Melody, Fonovisa | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Juan Gabriel | |||
| Producer(s) | Alejandro Zepeda | |||
| Cristian Castro singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
A 24-second sample of Cristian Castro's cover Juan Gabriel's "Mañana, Mañana". Castro had approached Gabriel requesting permission to cover the song.
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| "Mañana" | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single by Cristian Castro | |
| from the album En Primera Fila: Día 1 | |
| Released | 19 March 2013 |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Latin pop |
| Length | 3:59 |
| Label | Sony Music Latin |
| Songwriter(s) | Juan Gabriel |
| Producer(s) | Aureo Baqueiro |
In 1994, Mexican singer Cristian Castro covered the song on his album El Camino del Alma as "Mañana", where it was released as the lead single from the album by Fonovisa. Castro's cover peaked at number-two on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and became the first number-one single on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart. A year later, the song received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Pop/Contemporary Song.
Background and lyrics edit
"Mañana, Mañana" was written by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, who performs it in his album Ella (1979).[1] Previously, the song had been prominently featured in the Mexican movie La loca de los milagros (1975), where it is sung by Argentine leading lady Libertad Lamarque. Juan Gabriel's recording features Mexican singer Estela Núñez. Lyrically, it tells of the departure of a love who leaves tomorrow and will never come back again.[2]
In 1994, Mexican recording artist Cristian Castro covered the song on his third studio album, El Camino del Alma, under the title "Mañana".[3] According to Gabriel, Castro had approached him to request recording the song for the album during Gabriel's hiatus from singing.[4] Castro's version of the song was produced by Alejandro Zepeda and was released as the lead single from the album by Fonovisa.[5] The music video for the song draws inspirations from the film, Dracula.[6] In 2013, Castro re-recorded the song for his live album En Primera Fila: Día 1.[7]
Reception edit
"Mañana" debuted at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart on the week of 27 August 1994.[8] The song climbed to the top ten on the week of 10 September 1994 and peaked at number two nine weeks later with the number-one spot being held by Selena's song "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom".[9][10] It ended 1994 as the sixteenth best-performing Latin song of the year.[11]
On the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart, the song holds the distinction of being the first number-one song on the chart.[12] It was succeeded by Luis Miguel's cover of "El Día Que Me Quieras" the following week.[13] The song reached number three on the ballad hit parade chart in Mexico City.[14] In 1995, "Mañana" was nominated "Pop Song of the Year" at the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards,[15] but lost to "Pero Que Necesidad" by Juan Gabriel.[16] In the same year, Gabriel earned the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Pop/Contemporary Song for "Mañana".[17]
Charts edit
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[18] | 2 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Latin Songs (Billboard)[11] | 16 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Ella – Juan Gabriel". Musictory. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Letra de Mañana – Cristian Castro" (in Spanish). Coveralia. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "El Camino del Alma — Cristian Castro: Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Lannert, John (2 October 1999). "Juan Gabriel: The Billboard Interview". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 40. Prometheus Global Media. p. 68. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "El Camino del Alma — Cristian Castro: Overview". AllMusic.
- ^ "Nunca Voy a Olvidarte... los Exitos (DVD) — Cristian Castro: Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Cristian Castro lanza "Mañana, mañana" de su Primera Fila" (in Spanish). Grupo Milenio. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Mañana — Week of August 27, 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 27 August 1994.
- ^ "Mañana — Week of September 10, 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 10 September 1994.
- ^ "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom — Week of November 12, 1994". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 46. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 November 1994. p. 37.
- ^ a b "The Year in Music 1994". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 December 1994. pp. YE-82.
- ^ "Latin Pop Songs — Week of October 8, 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 8 October 1994.
- ^ "Latin Pop Songs — Week of October 15, 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 8 October 1994.
- ^ "El elepé de Vilo". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 12 September 1992. p. 48.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (7 May 1995). "Tejano artists in line for national honors". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation.
- ^ . Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. 1995. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "The Third Annual El Premio ASCAP". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 38. Prometheus Global Media. 23 September 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Cristian Castro Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Cristian Castro Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2012.