Caricias

Caricias
Studio album by
Rocío Dúrcal
Released4 April 2000
Recorded2000
Studio
GenreBalada, Bolero, Ranchera
Length36:24
LabelBMG U.S. Latin, Ariola
ProducerBebu Silvetti
Rocío Dúrcal chronology
Para Toda La Vida
(1999) 		Caricias
(2000) 		Entre Tangos Y Mariachi
(2001)
Singles from Caricias
  1. "Infiel"
  2. "Caricias"
  3. "Porque Te Quiero"

Caricias (English: Caresses) is a studio album by Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal released on 4 April 2000 by BMG U.S. Latin and Ariola,[1] and produced by Argentinian songwriter Bebu Silvetti. In the United States, Caricias peaked at number-two on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums and number-six on Top Latin Albums. The album was certified 2x Platino by the Recording Industry Association of America after 120,000 sales,[2] and nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the 13th Lo Nuestro Awards in 2001.

The album includes the song "Infiel," the theme of the Mexican telenovela Mujeres Engañadas (1999-2000) starring Laura León and Andrés García.

Track listing

Title Writer(s) Length
1. Caricias Sylvia Riera Ibáñez 3:37
2. Quiéreme Un Poquito Víctor Yunés Castillo, Adán Pérez 3:18
3. Infiel Castillo 3:29
4. Porque Te Quiero Billy Davis 4:02
5. Necesito Armando Larrinaga 3:42
6. Amor Bonito Castillo 3:17
7. Quién Sabe Ibáñez 4:49
8. Ni Siquiera Una Mirada Jorsaci 3:12
9. Esperaba Demasiado Ibáñez 3:37
10. Que Más Quieres De Mí Gil Rivera 3:28

Personnel

Musicians

Vocals Rocío Dúrcal
Concertino Jonathan Rees
Strings London Metropolitan Orchestra
Strings coordinator Andy Brown
Electric guitar and Mandolin Manny Lopez
Vihuela Juan Carlos Giron Flores
Rhythm Guitars Jose Guadalupe Alfaro O.

Juan Carlos Navarro G.

Guitar Miguel Dario Gonzales P.
Flutes Lea Kibler
Trumpets Levin Mora Arriaga
Bass guitar Jesus Sanchez Puebla
Drums Victor Hugo Dominguez M.

Production

Producer

Arrangements

Bebu Silvetti
Direction A and R Adrian Posse
Recording engineers Alfredo Matheus (Miami)

Steve Orchard (Strings/London)

Carlos Paucar (Miami)

Roberto Collio (Mexico)

Assistant engineer Chris Caroll (Miami)
Studios The Hit Factory/Criteria (Miami)

AIR Lyndhurst Hall (Hampstead)

Southpoint Productions (Miami)

Sony Music (Mexico)

Mixed at The Hit Factory/Criteria (Miami)
Mixing engineer Alfredo Matheus
Mixing assistant Fabian Marasciullo
Mastered at Fullersound (Miami)
Mastering engineer Michael Fuller
Album coordinator Sylvia Silvetti
Photography Mariana Yazbek
Graphic design Luz Blanchet

Awards

Year Title Category Result
2001 Caricias Pop Album of the Year Nominated

Charts

Billboard Singles[3]
Year Single Chart Peak
Position
2000 "Infiel" Hot Latin Tracks 3
Latin Pop Airplay 5
Latin Regional Mexican Airplay 31
Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 27
"Porque Te Quiero" Hot Latin Tracks 26
Latin Pop Airplay 19
Billboard Albums Caricias[3]
Year Country Chart Peak
Position
2000 United States Billboard Latin Pop Albums 2
Billboard Top Latin Albums 6
Billboard Heatseekers 50

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[4] Gold 75,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Caricias – Rocío Dúrcal | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 4 April 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – July 09, 2015". RIAA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Caricias – Rocío Dúrcal | Awards". AllMusic. 4 April 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Rocio Durcal in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Caricias in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Rocio Durcal – Caricias". Recording Industry Association of America.
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