Amar Es

Amar Es
Amar Es
Studio album by Cristian
Released	September 30, 2003
Recorded	February – June 2003
Studio	Crescent Moon Studios; Gallery Recording Studios; North Bay Recording Studios; The Hit Factory Critiera ; (Miami, Florida, USA); Home Studio; (Asunción, Paraguay); IDA Studio; (Mexico City, Mexico);
Genre	Latin pop; latin rock; bolero; pop rock; latin ballad;
Length	56:02
Label	BMG U.S. Latin
Producer	Emilio Estefan, Jr. · Randall M. Barlow · Federico Ehrlich · Roberto Livi · Rudy Pérez
Cristian chronology
Singles from Amar Es
	"No Hace Falta"; Released: August 4, 2003; "Te Llamé"; Released: November 3, 2003; "Si Yo Fuera Él"; Released: January 5, 2004; "Sólo Pienso En Tí"; Released: March 1, 2004; "Madrigal"; Released: May 3, 2004; "Oración Caribe"; Released: June 28, 2004;

Amar Es (English: To Love Is) is the eighth studio album recorded by Mexican singer-songwriter Cristian Castro. It was released by BMG U.S. Latin on September 30, 2003 (see 2003 in music). This album was produced by Emilio Estefan Jr., co-produced by Randall M. Barlow, Federico Ehrlich, Roberto Livi and Rudy Pérez. Amar Es, which translates to English as "To Love Is", is notable for its eclectic use of languages and musical styles. The song "Why", for example, is in English, whilst the lead single "No Hace Falta" combines Japanese and Latin pop. On the other hand, tracks such as the successful single "Te Llamé" hold fast to Castro's Latin-pop roots.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Este Loco Que Te Mira"	Gian Marco	5:06
2.	"Si Yo Fuera Él"	Alejandro Montalbán	4:51
3.	"Why"	Bill Compton Tony Sheridan Diane Warren	4:02
4.	"Sólo Pienso En Tí"	Cristian Castro Juan Pablo Manzanero	4:18
5.	"Gallito Feliz" (Rock Version)	Demetrio Vite Hernández	3:15
6.	"No Hace Falta"	Emilio Estefan, Jr. Nicolás Tovar Randall M. Barlow	4:47
7.	"Oración Caribe"	María Teresa Lara	2:39
8.	"Madrigal"	Felipe Rosario Goyco	2:55
9.	"Entre Los Andes"	Cristian Castro	7:12
10.	"Te Llamé"	Roberto Livi Rudy Pérez	3:44
11.	"Mujer de Dos Caras"	Gian Marco	4:18
12.	"Saúdade"	Mario Palmeiro	5:20
13.	"Gallito Feliz" (Cumbia Version)	Demetrio Vite Hernández	3:35
14.	"Te Llamé" (Bachata Version)	Roberto Livi Rudy Pérez	3:18
15.	"Te Llamé" (Cumbia Version)	Roberto Livi Rudy Pérez	4:54
Total length:			56:02

Credits and personnel

Pedro Alfonso – Violin
Tommy Anthony – Vocals (Background)
Área 305 – Vocals (Background)
Hiram Arencibia – Trombone
Antonio Baglio – Mastering
Randall M. Barlow – Composer, producer, Programming
Cancio Barretto – Requinto
Juan Ángel Barretto – Engineer
Kurt Berge – Technical Support
Richard Bravo – Percussion
Olbin Burgos – Drums
Scott Canto – Engineer
Jorge Casas – Bass
Cristian Castro – Composer
Bill Compton – Composer
Mike Couzzi – Engineer
Sal Cueva – Bass
Kevin Dillon – Production Coordination
Valério Do Carmo – Graphic Design
Vicky Echeverri – Vocals (Background)
Federico Ehrlich – Producer
Fabi Espino – Trumpet
Emilio Estefan, Jr. – Composer, producer, Video Director
Daniela Federici – Photography
Alfredo Galán – Trumpet
Javier Garza – Mixing Engineer
Jessica González – A&R
Courtney Goodwin – Photography
Julio Hernández – Bass
David Heuer – Assistant Engineer
Carlos Infante – Piano
María Teresa Lara – Composer
Leyla Leeming – Production Coordination
Lee Levin – Drums
Gary Lindsay – Arranger
Roberto Livi – Composer, producer
David López – Assistant Engineer
Manny López – Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
José Juan Maldonado – Production Coordination
Juan Pablo Manzanero – Composer
Gian Marco – Composer
Steve Menezes – Coordination
Miami Symphonic Strings – Strings
Víctor Miller – Trumpet
Alejandro Montalbán – Composer
Rickie Muñóz – Trombone
Joel Numa – Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Marco Olan – Bass
Clay Ostwald – Organ, Piano
Mario Patiño – Creative Director, Text
Andy Pechenik – Technical Support
Archie Peña – Percussion
Fernando Perdomo – Guitar (Electric), Theremin
Betsy Pérez – Project Coordinator
Rudy Pérez – Arranger, composer, director, producer, Vocals (Background)
Clay Perry – Keyboards, Programming
Freddy Piñero Jr. – Engineer
Daniel Ponce – Assistant Engineer
Adrián Possé – A&R
Óscar G. Regueira – Engineer
Juan Rosario – Assistant Engineer
Tony Sheridan – Composer
Joel Someillán – Engineer
Todd Sontag – Editing
Raúl Soto – Percussion
Ron Taylor – Organ
Ken Theis – Assistant Engineer
Lorenzo Torrez – Accordion
Nicolás Tovar – Composer, Vocal Producer
William Valdéz – Percussion
Dan Warner – Guitar
Ginny Warner – Video Producer
Diane Warren – Composer
Bruce Weeden – Engineer
Ryan Wolff – Assistant Engineer

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Spanish Albums Chart^[1]	75
U.S. Billboard 200^[2]	167
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums^[2]	3
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums^[2]	7
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums^[2]	4

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[3]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[4]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Azul – Cristian". PROMUSICAE. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p38123
^ "Argentinian album certifications – Cristian – Amar Es". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Cristian in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Amar Es in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

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[1] "Azul – Cristian". PROMUSICAE. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.

[billboard-2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/p38123

[ArgentinaCristianAmar_EsalbumCertRef-3] "Argentinian album certifications – Cristian – Amar Es". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.

[MexicoCristianAmar_EsalbumCertRef-4] "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Cristian in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Amar Es in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

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