Laberinto de Amor (Labyrinth of Love) is the fifteenth (15th) studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1987 and it includes the hits "Laberinto", "Eres Mágico", "Ahora, Ahora", and "Contigo". This album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, marking the first time a female artist from Puerto Rico earned a Grammy nomination, a recognition she shares with fellow female artist Lunna for that same year.
This album follows the same musical arrangements and compositions of her previous productions, being her third and last release produced by the spanish team of Mariano Pérez & Oscar Gómez (CRAB). Monge co-translated to the Spanish the Italian song "Ahora, Ahora" and performed a Spanish version of the standard "On My Own" from the Broadway musical Les Miserables. This release was a big hit for Monge while earning Gold and Platinum status in sales.
This album is out of print in all formats. Several hits songs appear in various compilations of the singer available as digital downloads at iTunes and Amazon.
Track listing Track Title Composer(s) Arrangements 1 "Laberinto de amor" Mariano Pérez, Carlos Gómez, María R. Ovelar Carlos Gómez 2 "Amándote" Mariano Pérez, Carlos Gómez, Rosa Girón, J. A. G. Morato Carlos Gómez 3 "Todas Las Noches Quiero" E. Lozano, A. R. Linares, J. R. Linares Javier Lozada 4 "Solo Yo" (Spanish version of On My Own (Les Miserables)) H. Kretmer, C. M. Schonberg, Oscar Gómez Javier Lozada 5 "Contigo" Las Diego (Maria Luisa & Teresita Diego) Carlos Gómez 6 "Siempre Juntos" Mariano Pérez, Carlos Gómez Carlos Gómez 7 "Te Agradezco" Carlos Colla, Mauricio Duboc, L. A. Ferri Carlos Gómez 8 "Eres Mágico" Alice May, Rosa Girón, J. A. G. Morato Carlos Gómez 9 "A Punto" Mariano Pérez, Rosa Girón, J. A. G. Morato Javier Lozada 10 "Ahora, Ahora" Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti, María R. Ovelar, Yolandita Monge Javier Lozada
Credits and personnel
Vocals: Yolandita Monge Producer: Mariano Pérez Bautista Executive Producer: Sergio Rozenblat Arrangements: Carlos Gómez, Javier Lozada Drums: Mariano Rico, Antonio Moreno Bass: Eduardo Gracia, Manolo Toro Guitar: Pepe Marchante Acoustic Guitar: Miguel Inesta Pianos: Carlos Gómez, Javier Lozada Synthesizers: Javier Lozada, Carlos Gómez, Bob Painter Sax: Manolo Morales Percussion: Henry Díaz Flugelhorn: José Medrano
Chorus: María Lar, Maisa Keiser, José Flacón, Pelanganas, Janda Lándara, Sara Guinde Engineer: Bob Painter Assistant: Fernando Mingo, Jorge Gómez García Make-up: Sixto Nolasco Photography: José Manuel Design: Piatti/Richardson Design Associates, Inc. Personal Management: Artist Performers - Lynn Santiago
Notes Track listing and credits from album cover. Released in Cassette Format on 1987 (DIC-10482). Released in CD Format on 1987 (CDDi-10482).
Charts Year Chart Peak 1987 Billboard Latin Pop Albums 7
Singles charts Year Chart Song Peak 1987 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Ahora, Ahora 7 1987 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Contigo 171988 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Laberinto 161988 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Eren Mágico 25
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