Amarte Es Un Placer
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| Studio album by Luis Miguel | ||||
| Released | 13 September 1999 | |||
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A&M Studios Cello Studios Ocean Way Recording Watersound Record Plant (Hollywood, California) |
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| Length | 49:40 | |||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Label | WEA Latina | |||
| Producer | Luis Miguel | |||
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Amarte Es un Placer (English: Loving You is a Pleasure) is the thirteenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 13 September 1999. Produced by Miguel, it is a pop album which contains R&B, pop ballads, and jazz-influenced music. Miguel was more involved with the songwriting in the record and was assisted by other composers such as Arturo Perez, Armando Manzanero, and Juan Carlos Calderón on the compositions. Despite the popularity of crossover Latin artists such as Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias at the time, he chose not to record an English-language album due to his preference of singing in Spanish.
Four singles were released to promote the album: "Sol, Arena y Mar", "O Tú o Ninguna" (which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States), "Dormir Contigo", and the title track. To further promote the record, he launched the Amarte Es Un Placer Tour which lasted from 1999–2000. Miguel toured in Spain, South America, Mexico, and the United States. It was the highest-grossing tour by a Spanish-speaking artist. He also broke the record for the most consecutive performances at the National Auditorium in Mexico City with 21 shows.
Amarte Es un Placer debuted at number one in Spain and on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. It was certified gold in the United States and achieved multi-platinum status in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Spain. The album has sold over three million copies as of 2007. Upon its release, the record received mixed reviews from music critics; several critics praised the production of the disc as well as Miguel's vocals and the compositions while others felt it did not differ from his previous recordings and found the music to be outdated. Miguel received several accolades, including a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance and the Latin Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.
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