Temptation is the seventh studio album by American singer Brenda K. Starr. It was released on March 26, 2002 on Sony Discos.
The album featured four singles, "Por Ese Hombre," the title track, "Gato Bajo La Lluvia," and "Rabia." The lead single peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and number one on the Billboard Tropical/Salsa Airplay chart, leading the latter chart for eight consecutive weeks in 2002.
The album reached the top thirty of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and number three on the Billboard Tropical/Salsa Albums chart.
Background Starr had received several record deal offers including one from Universal Music Latino, opting to sign with Sony Discos. Production for the album took place in late 2001 in Miami and in Puerto Rico. While choosing songs to record for the album, Starr decided upon songs she felt would showcase her growth and potential as an artist. She wanted to record songs from an array of diverse musical genres.
Critical reception At the Latin Billboard Music Awards of 2003, the album spawned awards for "Hot Latin Track of the Year, Vocal Duo" and "Tropical/Salsa Airplay Track of the Year, Female," both for "Por Ese Hombre." The album received a nomination for "Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year, Female."
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2002)Peak PositionUS Top Latin Albums (Billboard)28US Tropical/Salsa Albums (Billboard)3
Year-end charts Chart (2002)PositionUS Tropical/Salsa Albums (Billboard)14
Personnel
N. Amador - Assistant Engineer Gustavo Arenas - Arranger, Keyboards Eddie Love Arroyo - Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement Richard Bravo - Percussion Ed Calle - Horn, Saxophone Jason Carder - Trumpet Oskar Cartaya - Bass Luis Columna - Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement Tony Concepcion - Trumpet Mike Couzzi - Mixing Sal Cuevas - Bass Rafael "Tito" DeGracia - Timbales Gerard Dure - Hair Stylist Jose Luis Estrada - Engineer Jorge Fonseca - A&R, Engineer Carlos Franco - Guitar Sammy García - Congas Jose Gazmey - A&R, Concept, Producer, Vocal Director J.B. Hernandez - Bass Alejandro Jaén - Producer Bert Keyes - Composer Carlos Laurenz - Engineer Oscar Llord - Concept, Executive Producer Angel Lopez - Vocals (Background) Lunna - Vocals Billy Mann - Programming, Vocals Victor Manuelle - Performer Lewis A. Martineé - Engineer Aris Martinez - Vocals (Background) Vladimir Meller - Engineer Miami Symphonic Orchestra - Strings Raul Midón - Vocals Dave Miranda - Vocals Tito Nieves - Performer Joel Numa - Engineer Alfredo Oliva - Concertmaster Javier Oquendo - Bongos Richie Perez - Engineer Rudy Pérez - Arranger, Guitar, Producer, Vocals Clay Perry - Arranger, Keyboards, Programming Cheito Quinonez - Vocals Leo Quintero - Guitar (Acoustic) Humberto Ramírez - Arranger, Producer, Trumpet Jose Luis Ramos - Vocals Tony Rijos - Guitar Miguel Rivera - Trombone Héctor Ivan Rosa - Engineer J. Salazar - Arranger Martin Santiago - Bass Simon Simantob - Assistant Engineer Dana Teboe - Trombone Ramiro Teran - Vocals Richard Trinidad - Keyboards, Piano Camilo Valencia - Brass Arrangement, Horn Arrangements Victor Vazquez - Trombone Jose "Che" Vega - Percussion Eliud Velázquez - Percussion Dan Warner - Guitar (Electric) Bruce Weeden - Engineer, Mixing Barry Yee - Photography
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