Alma Caribeña – Caribbean Soul is the ninth studio solo album and third Spanish album recorded by Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was first released by Epic Records in France on May 9, 2000, and in North America on May 23, 2000.
Reception
At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, in February 2001, the album won the award for Best Tropical Latin Album, giving Estefan her third win in this category. At the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, in September 2000, the video for the first single "No Me Dejes de Querer", directed by Emilio Estefan Jr. and Gloria Estefan, won Best Music Video. At the Billboard Latin Music Awards, the album won the award for Best Tropical Salsa Album.
Track listing
Personnel
Coros: Alberto Gaitán, Angie Chirino, Cheito Quinonez, George Noriega, Herman "Teddy" Mulet, Jessica Chirino, Lena Pérez, Olga Chirino, Ricardo Gaitán, Robert Blades, Roberto Blades, Sal Cuevas, Wendy Pederson Assistant Engineer: Alex Caballero, Chris Wiggins, Gustavo Bonnet, Ken Theis, Mike Rivera, Ricky Blanco, Roger Gonzalez, Tony Mardini Engineer: Carlos Alvarez, Freddy Piñero, Jr., Gustavo Celis, Javier Garza, Marcelo Añez, Mauricio Guerrero, Scott Canto, Ted Stein Engineer, Mixing: Sebastián Krys Violin: Barbera Porter, Brian Leonard, Darius Campo, David Ewart, Debra Price, Gil Romero, Gina Kronstadt, Jennifer Bellusci, Katia Popov, Mari Tsumura, Pedro Alfonso, Rachel Purkin, Robert Gerry Viola: Andrew Picken, Brian Dembow, Carole Castillo, Harry Shirinian, John Scanlon, Jorge Moraga, Keith Greene, Matthew Funes, Ron Strauss Cello: Jodi Burnett, Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez, Paula Hochhalter, Stephen Erdody, Suzie Katayama Trumpet: Jason Carder, Jorge Torres, José Sibaja Bass: Edward Meares, Oscar Hidalgo Guest Artist: Celia Cruz Guest Artist, Guitar: José Feliciano Guest Artist, Flute: Nestor Torres Guest Artist, Piano: Papo Lucca Accordion: Egidio Cuadrado Concertina: Bruce Dukov Tres: Nelson Gonzalez Cuatro: Manny López, Yomo Toro Guitar: Justo Rivera Piano: Paquito Hechavarria Keyboards, Programming: Joel Someillan Rap: Emilio Regueira Pérez Remix Producer: Pablo Flores Technician: Kurt Berge Coordination: Kevin Dillon, Steve Menezes Contratista: Debbie Datz-Pyle, Patty Zimmitti Composer: Marco Flores Composer, Producer: Emilio Estefan, Jr. Composer, Primary Artist: Gloria Estefan Arranger, Producer: Juan Vincente Zambrano Arranger, Programming: Reyneiro Perez Arranger, Composer, Producer: Robert Blades Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements, Trumpet: Randall Barlow Arranger, Arreglos, Composer, Producer: George Noriega Arranger, Arreglos, Direction, Orchestration, String Arrangements: Jorge Calandrelli Arranger, Arreglos, Direction, Orchestration, String Arrangements, String Director: José Antonio Molina Arranger, Arreglos, Guest Artist, Piano: Papo Lucca Arranger, Arreglos, Cuatro, Guest Artist, Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Producer, Spanish Guitar: Rene Toledo
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Alma Caribeña Chart (2000) Peakposition Colombian Albums (ASINCOL) 10European Albums (Music & Media)12Portuguese Albums (AFP)10 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 1
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Alma Caribeña Chart (2000) Position European Albums (Music & Media) 92 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 100 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 28
Decade-end charts + 2000s decade-end chart performance for "Alma Caribeña"Chart (2000–2009)PositionUS Latin Albums (Billboard)55
Certifications
Awards + Awards for Alma CaribeñaYearAward showAward2000Latin Grammy AwardBest Music Video, “No Me Dejes de Querer”2001Grammy AwardBest Traditional Tropical Latin Album2001Billboard Latin Music AwardBest Tropical/Salsa Album
Release history + Release history for Alma Caribeña Region Date France May 9, 2000 Europe May 15, 2000 United Kingdom United States May 23, 2000 Canada Japan May 24, 2000 Australia June 9, 2000
See also List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000 List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s
References