Galería Caribe (English: Caribbean Gallery) is the eighth studio album recorded by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, It was released by Sony Music México on August 29, 2000 (see 2000 in music). and became his first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, peaking at the top of the chart in 2000 and 2001.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 3 stars stating "All in all, Galería Caribe is a curious entry in Arjona's catalog that most fans can overlook without missing much."[1]
Track listing
All songs were written by Ricardo Arjona, except where noted.[2][3]
- "Carabelas" (Caravels) – 2:32
- "Mujer de Guanahani" (Woman From Guanahani) (Arjona, Angel "Cuco" Peña) – 3:42
- "Lo Poco Que Queda de Mi" (What Little is Left Of Me) – 4:56
- "Un Caribe en Nueva York" (A Caribbean in New York) – 5:24
- "Cuando" (When) – 4:34
- "Receta" (Prescription) – 4:52
- "Sólo Quería un Café" (I Just Wanted A Coffee) – 3:50
- "Mesias" (Messiah) – 4:41
- "Te Enamoraste de Ti" (You Fell in Love With You) – 4:27
- "Lo Poco Que Queda de Mi (Acoustic)" – 4:34
- "Si Usted la Viera (El Confesor)" (If You See Her (The Confessor)) (Eusebio Blasco, Jorge Luis Chacín) – 4:18
- "Receta (Acoustic)" – 4:23
- "Pensar en Ti" (Think of You) – 4:22
- "Pensar en Ti (Acoustic)" – 4:03
- "Cuando (Pop version)" – 4:19
- "Te Enamoraste de Ti (Acoustic)" – 4:09
- "Sólo Quería un Café (Acoustic)" – 3:26
- "Porque Hablamos (featuring Ednita Nazario)" (Because We Talk) – 4:41
- "A Cara O Cruz" (Face Or Cross) – 3:42 (Spain Bonus Track)
Personnel
- Ricardo Arjona – vocals
- Cucco Peña – Arreglos Direccion
- Fernando Muscolo – Arreglos Piano Teclados
Singles
- Cuando
- Lo Poco Que Queda de Mi
- Mesias
- A Cara O Cruz
- Porque Hablamos (featuring Ednita Nazario) (Spain only)
Chart performance
| Chart (2000-2001)[4] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 6 |
| US Billboard 200 | 136 |
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[5] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[6] | Platinum | 150,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b Birchmeier, J. Allmusic Review accessed September 4, 2011
- ^ ""Galería Caribe" on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. August 2, 2000. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ ""Galería Caribe" on Allmusic.com". Billboard.com. February 2, 2000. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ Allmusic.com. ""Galería Caribe" on Allmusic.com". Retrieved August 25, 2008.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Ricardo Arjona – Galeria Caribe". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Ricardo Arjona in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Galeria Caribe in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ricardo Arjona – Galeria Caribe". Recording Industry Association of America.
