A Corazón Abierto (English: Open Heart) is the eleventh studio album by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández. Released on September 7, 2004 via Columbia Records, it was produced by Kike Santander and Áureo Baqueiro. The album is often regarded as Fernández's debut into contemporary pop, straying away from his previous roots in mariachi and ranchera music. The first single, "Me Dediqué a Perderte" sold over 63,000 digital downloads in Mexico.
Reception The album garnered mainly positive reception. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic described the album as a "batch of well-crafted songs", further stating, "relative to his previous pop albums, though, Fernández sounds more at ease on A Corazón Abierto, as if he's truly enjoying himself and singing from the heart. That he sounds more at home makes A Corazón Abierto perhaps his best pop album to date".
Track listing CD Source: Official Website
DVD Me Dediqué A Perderte (Video) Alejandro – De Gira Cronología Lucharé Por Tu Amor (Video)
Personnel
Pablo Alfaro – photography Esteban Aristizabal – vocal engineer Pablo Arraya – engineer, vocal engineer Aureo Baqueiro – percussion, arranger, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, fender rhodes, vocal arrangement, string arrangements, art direction, direction, A&R Daniel Betancourt – arranger, keyboards, programming, producer Gustavo Borner – mixing, string engineer Richard Bravo – percussion Rodrigo Cárdenas – bass Jason Carder – trumpet Luis Angel Cortez – assistant Mike Couzzi – string engineer Ian Cuttler – art direction, design Pepe Damián – drums Fernando de Santiago – vihuela Beto Dominguez – percussion Vicky Echeverri – chorus Paul Forat – art direction, A&R Luis Gil – drum engineering Manny López – acoustic guitar Bill Meyers – string arrangements Miami Symphonic Strings – strings Boris Milan – mixing Sergio Minski – production coordination José Antonio Molina – string arrangements Marco Moreno – assistant, pro-tools Novi Novag – viola, string arrangements Alfredo Oliva – concert comedian Daniel Ortega – electric guitar Wendy Pederson – chorus Richie Perez – engineer Pancho Ruiz – electric bass Milton Salcedo – piano, arranger, keyboards, programming, producer, fender rhodes, wind arrangements Freddie Sandoval – engineer Kike Santander – acoustic guitar, arranger, producer, Spanish guitar, wind arrangements Marco Antonio Santiago – guitarron Dana Teboe – trumpet Ramiro Teran – chorus, engineer Don C. Tyler – mastering Juan Jose Virviescas – engineer
Chart performance Album Chart (2004) Peakposition US Billboard 200 125 US Billboard Top Latin Albums 2 US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1 US Billboard Top Heatseekers 3
Singles Year Chart Track Peak 2004 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Me Dediqué A Perderte 6 Billboard Hot Latin Songs 1 Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay 10 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 2 Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay 4 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Qué Lástima 15 2005 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 10 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Canta Corazón 24 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 9
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