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April 11, 2024

Para Ti (For You) is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40. It was released on August 31, 2004, by Vene Music and distributed by Universal Latin Music. It was his first studio album in six years since Ni es lo mismo ni es igual (1998) and is his first Christian-gospel inspired album. The lyrics are inspired by his conversion to Christianity and his experience of been a born again Christian.[1] The album explores music genres from gospel and ballads to the salsa and merengue. The album was supported by the release of three official singles: "Para Ti", "Las Avispas" and "Dinteles".

Para Ti
Studio album by
Juan Luis Guerra
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded2003-2004
Studio
GenreMerengue, Christian, Salsa
Length42:19
LabelVene Music
Juan Luis Guerra chronology
Singles from Para Ti
  1. "Para Ti"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Las Avispas"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Los Dinteles"
    Released: 2005

Para Ti received positive reviews from both critics and fans and won two awards at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) and Best Tropical Song for "Las Avispas".[2] It was awarded Tropical Album Of The Year, Male, and Latin Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year at the 2005 Latin Billboard Music Awards. Guerra was awarded the Spirit Of Hope for his philanthropic work in the Dominican Republic.[3][4]

Para Ti was a commercial success in Latin America and was certified gold and platinum in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela and Central America. In the United States, it debuted at number 2 on Billboard Top Latin Album and was his first album to debut inside the Billboard 200 at number 110. It remained the top-selling album on the US tropical album charts for seven weeks and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA (Latin Field) for 300,000 shipments in the United States. It sold 98,000 copies worldwide within two days of release and sold half a million copies worldwide.To promote the Album, Guerra embarked on Tour 20 años, his first tour since Areito Tour in 1993. The tour visited many countries including the United States, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Holland and closed with a concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[5][6][7]

Background edit

Following the release of Guerra's seventh studio album, Fogarate (1994), Guerra decided to retire because of stress and personal issues.[citation needed] In 1996, he converted to Christianity.[8] In 1998, on the track "Testimonio", included on the tracklist of the album Ni es lo mismo ni es igual, Guerra described how his life changed since his conversion. In 2003, he performed at the closing ceremony at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, his first performance in the country since his show in 1999 at Altos de Chavon.[9] In February 2004, it was confirmed by the press that Guerra was going to release an album called Para Ti and it was a Christian-inspired album.[10] On July 15, 2004, Guerra signed a one-off contract with Vene Music to release the album. He remained signed to his long time indie-label Karen Records.[11][12]

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [13]

Para Ti received positive reviews from critics. Jenny Gage from Allmusic gave the album three and half stars out of five. She said "Para Ti is bound to make all but the most stalwartly areligious feel a whole lot better. Aside from a couple of isolated missteps involving a culturally displaced gospel choir and what sounds suspiciously like a wind machine, these are great songs, as danceable as they are devotional".[14] The album received two awards at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, for Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) and Best Tropical Song for "Las Avispas".[15] In 2005 Guerra was the most nominated artist for the 2005 Casandra Awards.[16] He was awarded Best International Artist and Merengue of the Year for "Las Avispas".[17]

Commercial reception edit

In the United States, the album debuted at number 110 at the Billboard 200, Guerra's first album to debut inside the chart, and sold 10,000 copies in the first week.[18] Its debut at number 2 of US Billboard Latin Albums was the highest debut for a Christian album on that chart.[citation needed] Four weeks later, Para Ti remained at the top five, an anomaly for an album whose content - a mix of praise and worship, gospel and inspirational music - is profoundly devotional. It topped the Tropical Albums charts for seven consecutive weeks and was the sixth best-selling tropical album of 2004.[19][20] It was certified platinum three times (Latin field) by the RIAA for shipping 300,000 copies in the United States. In Latin America, the album reached the Top 10 in Argentina and was certified gold for selling over 20,000 copies. In Dominican Republic, it topped the charts and was the best-selling album of 2004 despite piracy.[21] It was certified platinum in Venezuela and Gold in Central America and Colombia. In Spain, the album peaked at number 41 and sold over 20,000 copies. Worldwide, Para Ti sold more copies than Bachata Rosa in the first week.[22] In total it sold half a million copies worldwide.[23]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Juan Luis Guerra

No.TitleLength
1."Soldado"3:55
2."Eres"3:26
3."Los Dinteles"3:38
4."Gloria"4:50
5."Mi Padre Me Ama"4:09
6."Las Avispas"3:18
7."Tan Solo He Venido"4:10
8."Para Ti"3:43
9."Extiende Tu Mano"4:13
10."Aleluya"2:26
11."Canción de Sanidad"4:38
Total length:42:19

Charts edit

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Argentina Albums Chart[24] 9
Dominican Republic Albums Chart[25] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 41
US Billboard 200[27] 110
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[28] 2
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[29] 1
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[30] 3
Venezuela Albums Chart 7

Sales and certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[31] Gold 20,000^
Central America (CFC)[32] Gold  
Colombia[33] Gold  
Dominican Republic — 4,192[34]
Spain — 20,000[35]
United States (RIAA)[36] 3× Platinum (Latin) 300,000^
Venezuela[37] Platinum  

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cabral, Euri (2008). Juan Luis Guerra y 4-40: merengue y bachata a ritmo de poesía y compromiso (in Spanish). Editora Búho. ISBN 978-9945-408-17-1.
  2. ^ Campo, Iban (2004-10-10). ""He encontrado la paz que necesitaba"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. ^ Billboard Staff (2005-04-29). "2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  4. ^ Billboard Staff (2005-03-11). "Billboard To Fete Solís, Guerra". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  5. ^ "Europa recibe Tours 20 Años de JLG". www.diariolibre.com (in European Spanish). July 2005. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. ^ Cubeiro, Juan Carlos (2009-04-05). . HABLEMOS DE TECNO TALENTO (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  7. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/2005/2005-05-28-Billboard-Page-0034.pdf#search=%22juan%20luis%20guerra%20copies%20sold%22 [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (1996-02-27). "JUAN LUIS GUERRA SE VOLVIÓ PROTESTANTE". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  9. ^ Gonzales, Oscar (August 23, 2003). "LOS PANAMERICANOS TERMINARON CON FIESTAEL MERENGUE DE JUAN LUIS GUERRA FUE UN EXQUISITO COLOFON". El Sentinel. p. 3. ProQuest 431589861 – via Proquest.
  10. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra, miembro de una secta evangélica, dedica un disco a Jesucristo". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2004-02-02. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  11. ^ Cobo, Leila (2004-07-15). "Juan Luis Guerra Inks One-Off Deal". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  12. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2004-07-24). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Para Ti at AllMusic
  14. ^ Juan Luis Guerra - Para Ti Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-07-26
  15. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra gana dos Grammy Latinos". Hoy Digital. 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  16. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra, el más nominado en los premios Casandra". Hoy Digital. 2005-01-10. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  17. ^ de 2005, 22 de Febrero. "Juan Luis Guerra y Aventura, premiados con premios Casandra". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "US Album Sales Charts 2000-2004". UKMIX Forums. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  19. ^ Cobo, Leila (October 9, 2004). "Guerra Gets Religion". BIllboard. ProQuest 227227905.
  20. ^ "TOP 10 LISTS FOR 2004: [FINAL Edition]". Orlando Sentinel. December 31, 2004. p. 9. ProQuest 280231504.
  21. ^ "Piratería vende nuevo disco de Juan Luis Guerra a RD$50". Hoy Digital. 2004-09-13. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  22. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra en Venezuela". La Nación (in Spanish). 31 October 2004. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  23. ^ Cabral, Euri (2008). Juan Luis Guerra y 4-40: merengue y bachata a ritmo de poesía y compromiso (in Spanish). Editora Búho. ISBN 978-9945-408-17-1.
  24. ^ "CAPIF - Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Música". archive.vn. 2008-07-09. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  25. ^ . 2004-10-28. Archived from the original on 2004-10-28. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  26. ^ http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/46-%C3%81lbumes-semana-46-2004.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  27. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra 440 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  28. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra 440 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  29. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra 440 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  30. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra 440 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  31. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Juan Luis Guerra – Para Ti". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  32. ^ "Noticias de deportes en Costa Rica". 7 July 2023.
  33. ^ "Noticias de deportes en Costa Rica". 7 July 2023.
  34. ^ ""Para tí" de Juan Luis Guerra es aún más vendido del 2005". November 2005.
  35. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra sorprende con un disco cristiano" (in Spanish). ABC. 21 April 2005. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  36. ^ "American album certifications – Juan Luis Guerra – Para Ti". Recording Industry Association of America.
  37. ^ "Noticias de deportes en Costa Rica". 7 July 2023.

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Para Ti For You is the ninth studio album by singer songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4 40 It was released on August 31 2004 by Vene Music and distributed by Universal Latin Music It was his first studio album in six years since Ni es lo mismo ni es igual 1998 and is his first Christian gospel inspired album The lyrics are inspired by his conversion to Christianity and his experience of been a born again Christian 1 The album explores music genres from gospel and ballads to the salsa and merengue The album was supported by the release of three official singles Para Ti Las Avispas and Dinteles Para TiStudio album by Juan Luis GuerraReleasedAugust 31 2004Recorded2003 2004StudioHit Factory Criteria Miami JLG Estudio En Kiu Santo Domingo Dominican Republic GenreMerengue Christian SalsaLength42 19LabelVene MusicJuan Luis Guerra chronologyColeccion Romantica 2001 Para Ti 2004 La Llave de mi Corazon 2007 Singles from Para Ti Para Ti Released 2004 Las Avispas Released 2004 Los Dinteles Released 2005Para Ti received positive reviews from both critics and fans and won two awards at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Best Christian Album Spanish Language and Best Tropical Song for Las Avispas 2 It was awarded Tropical Album Of The Year Male and Latin Christian Gospel Album Of The Year at the 2005 Latin Billboard Music Awards Guerra was awarded the Spirit Of Hope for his philanthropic work in the Dominican Republic 3 4 Para Ti was a commercial success in Latin America and was certified gold and platinum in Argentina Colombia Venezuela and Central America In the United States it debuted at number 2 on Billboard Top Latin Album and was his first album to debut inside the Billboard 200 at number 110 It remained the top selling album on the US tropical album charts for seven weeks and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA Latin Field for 300 000 shipments in the United States It sold 98 000 copies worldwide within two days of release and sold half a million copies worldwide To promote the Album Guerra embarked on Tour 20 anos his first tour since Areito Tour in 1993 The tour visited many countries including the United States Italy Denmark Spain Holland and closed with a concert in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 5 6 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 2 2 Commercial reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Sales and certifications 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editFollowing the release of Guerra s seventh studio album Fogarate 1994 Guerra decided to retire because of stress and personal issues citation needed In 1996 he converted to Christianity 8 In 1998 on the track Testimonio included on the tracklist of the album Ni es lo mismo ni es igual Guerra described how his life changed since his conversion In 2003 he performed at the closing ceremony at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo his first performance in the country since his show in 1999 at Altos de Chavon 9 In February 2004 it was confirmed by the press that Guerra was going to release an album called Para Ti and it was a Christian inspired album 10 On July 15 2004 Guerra signed a one off contract with Vene Music to release the album He remained signed to his long time indie label Karen Records 11 12 Reception editCritical reception edit Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Para Ti received positive reviews from critics Jenny Gage from Allmusic gave the album three and half stars out of five She said Para Ti is bound to make all but the most stalwartly areligious feel a whole lot better Aside from a couple of isolated missteps involving a culturally displaced gospel choir and what sounds suspiciously like a wind machine these are great songs as danceable as they are devotional 14 The album received two awards at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards for Best Christian Album Spanish Language and Best Tropical Song for Las Avispas 15 In 2005 Guerra was the most nominated artist for the 2005 Casandra Awards 16 He was awarded Best International Artist and Merengue of the Year for Las Avispas 17 Commercial reception edit In the United States the album debuted at number 110 at the Billboard 200 Guerra s first album to debut inside the chart and sold 10 000 copies in the first week 18 Its debut at number 2 of US Billboard Latin Albums was the highest debut for a Christian album on that chart citation needed Four weeks later Para Ti remained at the top five an anomaly for an album whose content a mix of praise and worship gospel and inspirational music is profoundly devotional It topped the Tropical Albums charts for seven consecutive weeks and was the sixth best selling tropical album of 2004 19 20 It was certified platinum three times Latin field by the RIAA for shipping 300 000 copies in the United States In Latin America the album reached the Top 10 in Argentina and was certified gold for selling over 20 000 copies In Dominican Republic it topped the charts and was the best selling album of 2004 despite piracy 21 It was certified platinum in Venezuela and Gold in Central America and Colombia In Spain the album peaked at number 41 and sold over 20 000 copies Worldwide Para Ti sold more copies than Bachata Rosa in the first week 22 In total it sold half a million copies worldwide 23 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Juan Luis GuerraNo TitleLength1 Soldado 3 552 Eres 3 263 Los Dinteles 3 384 Gloria 4 505 Mi Padre Me Ama 4 096 Las Avispas 3 187 Tan Solo He Venido 4 108 Para Ti 3 439 Extiende Tu Mano 4 1310 Aleluya 2 2611 Cancion de Sanidad 4 38Total length 42 19Charts editChart 2004 PeakpositionArgentina Albums Chart 24 9Dominican Republic Albums Chart 25 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 26 41US Billboard 200 27 110US Top Latin Albums Billboard 28 2US Tropical Albums Billboard 29 1US Top Heatseekers Billboard 30 3Venezuela Albums Chart 7Sales and certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesArgentina CAPIF 31 Gold 20 000 Central America CFC 32 Gold Colombia 33 Gold Dominican Republic 4 192 34 Spain 20 000 35 United States RIAA 36 3 Platinum Latin 300 000 Venezuela 37 Platinum Shipments figures based on certification alone See also editList of number one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2004 List of number one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000sReferences edit Cabral Euri 2008 Juan Luis Guerra y 4 40 merengue y bachata a ritmo de poesia y compromiso in Spanish Editora Buho ISBN 978 9945 408 17 1 Campo Iban 2004 10 10 He encontrado la paz que necesitaba El Pais in Spanish ISSN 1134 6582 Retrieved 2021 02 12 Billboard Staff 2005 04 29 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners Billboard Retrieved 2022 07 26 Billboard Staff 2005 03 11 Billboard To Fete Solis Guerra Billboard Retrieved 2022 07 26 Europa recibe Tours 20 Anos de JLG www diariolibre com in European Spanish July 2005 Retrieved 2020 11 20 Cubeiro Juan Carlos 2009 04 05 El Talento de Juan Luis Guerra HABLEMOS DE TECNO TALENTO in Spanish Archived from 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